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LOT 2316
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel with Animals
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/2 in. (270 grams, 11.5 cm).
A jar with painted polychrome frieze of geometric panels, grazing birds and a crouching lion. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel Group
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
A group of vessels all with painted detail. 400 grams total, 90-125 mm wide
Fine condition, rim chipped.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Large Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Animal Motifs
Circa 2200 B.C.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
Pale cream fabric, funicular lower body and broad rounded shoulder, band of painted ornament including ibises, a tiger and hatched panels. 2.28 kg, 29 cm wide
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12187-222202. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Geometric Designs
Circa 2200 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Drum-shaped in profile with basal ring, band of interlocking T-shaped and other painted cells; rim chipped. 117 grams, 95 mm
Joseph G Gerena Fine Art, New York, 27 October 2003. Acquired by the present owner from the above.
