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LOT 2305
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Storage Vessel
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 in. (490 grams, 13cm).
With everted rim and bulbous body, painted bichrome frieze of stylised lions with symbols on the field, ferns in between, running band of ibexes above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the property of a London gentleman; previously in the private collection of the late David Gold, formed 1970s.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Opening Bid: £100
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Indus Valley Clay Fertility Idol
33rd-13th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
A stylised female figure with bell-shaped body, applied arms and hands clasped between conical breasts, lentoid-section head with broad nose, incised eyes and circular recessed mouth, fingers expressed as incised lines, pricked dots to the front of the body; hollow-formed. 540 grams, 18.5 cm
Fair condition, repaired.
UK gallery, acquired in the 2000s. Property of an English gentleman. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel with Birds
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
With painted frieze to the shoulder of smaller and larger birds. 215 grams, 12 cm
Fine condition, chip to rim.
From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
