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LOT 2088
Indus Valley Seated Terracotta Fertility Idol Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
2 1/2 - 4 3/8 in. (119 grams total, 6.5-11.2 cm).
Including two white clay figures with applied details to the hair, collar, arms and breasts, both with one arm absent and one repaired; and two further fragments of similar. [4, 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.
Cf. similar fragment in the British Museum under accession no.1939,0619.206.
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Indus Valley Etched Orange Carnelian Bead Necklace String
Circa 2nd century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £338
Comprising polished carnelian beads etched with geometric motifs to both faces; restrung. 14.9 grams, 44 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Etched carnelian beads are characteristic of the Indus Valley culture and have been produced since the third millennium B.C. They are a typical product of the Harappa culture, but they are also attested in later millennia and produced elsewhere in Southeast Asia. The oldest specimens come from the Indus Valley and from Mesopotamia. A few specimens were found in the so-called royal cemetery of Ur, where they were identified in the excavation publication as coming from India. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Figure Group
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Group of three simians with exaggerated facial features, each with a stub tail; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. 247 grams total, 9.9-10.4 cm including stand
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. -
Indian Textile Embroidery of a Peacock
19th -20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Velvet panel with embroidered figure of a peacock in stem stitch, couching, satin stitch and other techniques; second fabric panel with fronds in stem and other stitches; the threads with metallic content, threaded beads. 740 grams total, 29.5 x 24.5 cm
Property of a London, UK gentleman.
