Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vase with Gryphons

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

3 in. (89 grams, 80 mm).

With everted rim, painted polychrome frieze of two birds with geometric panels in between. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex North 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.

Footnotes

'David Gold amassed a sizable collection of Indus Valley pottery, both vessels and figurative during his retirement, a plaque to David and his brother was recently unveiled by Westminster Council above 43 Carnaby Street, commemorating their business that made Carnaby Street synonymous with fashion in the 1960s.'

CONDITION

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LOT 2288