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LOT 2112
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Jar
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (168 grams, 12 cm wide).
With carinated profile and flared rim; painted band of geometric shapes reserved on a painted field to the shoulder. [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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Indus Valley Seated Terracotta Fertility Idol Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £78
Including two white clay figures with applied details to the hair, collar, arms and breasts, both with one arm absent and one repaired; and two further fragments of similar. 119 grams total, 6.5-11.2 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Figure Group
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Including female bust with looped handle to the reverse, head with detailed hair and earrings, female with pointillé abdomen and other types; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. 231 grams total, 72-95 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Jar
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With slightly sloping sidewall and everted rim, narrow foot; painted geometric bands. 425 grams, 14.5 cm wide
Acquired 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.
