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LOT 2098
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Bowl
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (290 grams, 12 cm).
Bell-shaped in profile with painted horizontal bands, scale pattern below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-2000s.
From the late David Gold (d.2015) collection of pottery.
David Gold and his brother were famous for setting up the first clothes shop in Carnaby Street and dressed the famous in the swinging 1960s, making Carnaby Street famous.
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Large Indus Valley Decorated Terracotta Cup
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Squat vessel with carinated profile and basal ring, painted bands of geometric panels and hatching. 114 grams, 92 mm
Acquired from Alexander Gotz, London, UK. Ex M Scyoyen collection, Norway, collection no.5. -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Storage Jar with Fish
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Drum-shaped jar with slightly flared shoulder, raised rim to the mouth; bands of painted decoration including alternating horseshoe panels to the shoulder, frieze of fishes to the sidewall. 300 grams, 13.3 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.N111m55 from Oxford Authentication. -
Indus Valley Etched Orange Carnelian Bead Necklace String
Circa 2nd millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £312
Composed of restrung graduated and polished beads, each etched with a white geometric design on both faces. 12.1 grams, 50 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Etched carnelian beads are characteristic of the Indus Valley culture and have been produced since the third millennium B.C. They are a typical product of the Harappa culture, but they are also attested in later millennia and produced elsewhere in Southeast Asia. The oldest specimens come from the Indus Valley and from Mesopotamia. A few specimens were found in the so-called royal cemetery of Ur, where they were identified in the excavation publication as coming from India.
