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LOT 2310
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel with Animals
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 in. (245 grams, 12.5 cm).
A jar of bell-shaped profile with painted polychrome frieze of geometric panels, a crouching lion and a pair of fish. [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 with Animals
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
A squat jar with everted rim, painted polychrome frieze to the shoulder with geometric panels, a crouching lion and a zebu with a fish above. 705 grams, 18.5 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. -
Large Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Zebu
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
A large bulbous vessel with everted rim, circumferential bands below the neck and to the shoulder, the band in between painted with panels of standing zebus and foliage, symbols to the background. 2.2 kg, 22.5 cm
Fine condition.
Property of a North London gentleman; previously in a private collection formed in the 1990s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Seated Mother Goddess
Circa 3000-2500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Modelled in a seated position, arms and legs outstretched before her nude body, stylised anatomical and facial features portraying a female figure with large head, dressed hair beneath a head covering, large nose and recessed circular eyes, broad ornamental collar above ample breasts, hour-glass waist, incised fingers and toes. 42 grams, 11.8 cm high
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. Ex Schoyen collection, London, UK. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
