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LOT 2294
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel Collection
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/8 - 5 3/4 in. (1.46 kg total, 6.2-14.7 cm).
Including a squat bowl with herringbone band to the inner rim, biconical jar with segmented horizontal bands, bowl with slightly flared rim and scale pattern 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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Gandharan Stucco Head
3rd-5th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £120
Head of a worshipper modelled in the round with wavy hair and loose turban, exaggerated lentoid eyes; mounted on a custom-made stand. 628 grams total, 16.5 cm including stand
Acquired on the London art market. Private collection, 1970s. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Drum-shaped jar with raised flange rim, band of rosettes to the shoulder, geometric and animal panels to the body. 419 grams, 11 cm
From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s. -
Indus Valley Bowl Fragment with Fish
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Drum-shaped vessel with low neck and waisted sidewall; painted interlocking geometric design to the shoulder, frieze of fishes to the sidewall; vase and side partly absent. 794 grams, 19.1 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection.