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LOT 2285
Indus Valley Painted Ceramic Jar with Ibex
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/2 in. (778 grams, 16.5 cm high).
With short neck, painted frieze displaying alternating ibex and geometric motifs, plain bands above and below and scalloping to the lower edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s.
English private collection.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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Indus Valley Painted Ceramic Jar with Ibex
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
With short neck, painted frieze displaying alternating ibex and geometric motifs, plain bands above and below and scalloping to the lower edge. 778 grams, 16.5 cm high
Acquired 1990s. English private collection. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Indian Framed Watercolour Manuscripts
17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Each framed and glazed, comprising: a miniature Qur'an manuscript in Naskh script c.1650 A.D., gold embellishment, double margins, chapter headings in gold; a manuscript from a Dala'il prayer book written using Naskh script encased in golden clouds, meandering borders and scrolling floral embellishment; each with explanatory label to reverse of frame.. 570 grams total, 22.2 x 17.2 cm each
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Cup
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Squat in profile with rounded underside, carinated shoulder, flared rim, black painted rim and radiating strokes. 585 grams, 13 cm wide
Ex David Gold collection, UK, 1990s.
