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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 Mehrgarh Polychrone Cup with Birds
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Bell-shaped with basal ring, frieze to the sidewall of perching birds and pepal leaves. 247 grams, 11.5 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Dish
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Shallow bowl with basal ring, four painted panels each with an ibex. 128 grams, 11.7 cm
From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s. -
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.