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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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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. -
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Indian Benares Brass Embossed Vessel
Circa 1890 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Funicular in profile with thick base, horizontal bands of punched fronds, hatched bands, pointillé leaves and other motifs; white metal rings to mouth and base. 489 grams, 17.5 cm
Acquired from the UK art market. Private Scottish collection. -
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Indus Valley Terracotta Figure Group
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £143
Including quadrupeds, a bird and human figures, all on square display bases. 441 grams total, 41-73 mm
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.
