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LOT 2459
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel with Fishes
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 5/8 in. (390 grams, 11.8 cm).
Squat in profile with slightly deep shoulder, low neck, flat sidewall, narrow foot; painted polychrome panels with fishes and geometric motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990-2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Dish with Bird
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Shallow bowl with basal ring, painted panel with a bird in a landscape with fronds. 128 grams, 11.8 cm
From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990-2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Gandharan Schist Frieze Fragment
2nd-4th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £286
Carved corbel or column fragment with scrolled foliage to three faces and socket to upper face to accept a statue; three youthful figures - two females flanking a larger male - each wearing the hair dressed in a topknot, with radiating sunburst behind them and below a team of two horses galloping left with empty saddles and their reins flung back towards the central character, probably a charioteer. 13.3 kg, 37 cm wide
London, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Indian Handwoven Fabric Group
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,365
Rectangular panels of handwoven silk with embroidered floral and geometric designs. 505 grams total, 118-118.5 cm
Acquired between 1965-2020. Private collection, London. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
