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LOT 2274
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel Collection
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 - 4 1/2 in. (1.65 kg total, 7.8-11.6 cm).
Including a squat footed bowl with bosses to the equator, bell-shaped jar with narrow foot, bowl with slightly flared rim and scale pattern band to the shoulder, 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 Painted Terracotta Bowl
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Drum-shaped in profile with painted inner rim, painted geometric panels to sidewall. 210 grams, 11.8 cm
Ex M. Schoyen collection, 2000s. -
Gandharan Stucco Head
3rd-5th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £120
Modelled with fleshy features, heavy lidded eyes and strong aquiline nose, wavy hair drawn up in an ushnisha; mounted on a custom-made stand. 597 grams total, 18 cm including stand
Acquired on the London art market. Private collection, 1970s. -
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.