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LOT 2524
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel with Fish
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (105 grams, 10.5 cm).
A squat cup with frieze of polychrome fish below the rim. [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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Jar with Ibexes, Trees and Symbols
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
A footed bichrome storage vessel with painted outer face, with two scenes of ibex within foliage and symbols. 1.24 kg, 21 cm
Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, auction 163, no.811. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Painted Bowl
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
A coiled bowl with painted hatching to the outer face, vegetation to the inner. 485 grams, 19.5 cm
Fair condition.
Ex Japanese collection, 1990s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Copper-alloy Hanuman Figure
India, circa 19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
The god depicted in a dynamic pose and wearing a tall crown, arch of leaves behind him. 68 grams, 55 mm
An important collection of Hindu art formed by the late Jeffery Romer in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
