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LOT 2284
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel Collection
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 - 5 1/2 in. (1.95 kg total, 8.4-14 cm).
Including a squat bowl with carinated profile, biconical jar with segmented horizontal bands and flared rim, bowl with hatched band to the equator, and other types. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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LOT 2284
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Indus Valley Terracotta Figure Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £338
Comprising mainly zoomorphic figures in various poses, some mounted on ceramic display base. 438 grams total, 7-10.3 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 Decorated Terracotta Bowl
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Hemispherical in profile with undulating bands below the rime to the exterior, concentric dentilled bands to the interior and central whorl; repaired. 480 grams, 23 cm
Private Norfolk collection, early 2000s. -
Gandharan Terracotta Lupine Head Finial
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising conical beast-head finial with furrowed chevrons to the upper face, scooped muzzle, slanted eyes, open mouth; mounted on a custom-made stand. 983 grams total, 20.5 cm wide including stand
From a collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.