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LOT 2297
Indus Valley Style Terracotta Bull Figure Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
2 3/4 - 4 1/4 in. (268 grams, 7-11 cm).
Group of three model zebu bulls each with painted detail. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, auction 159, nos.1510 and 1511, and auction 153, no.639.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Framed Indian Watercolour Painting with Courtly Scene
19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
A rectangular manuscript page depicting a courtly scene with a nobleman embracing a female courtier while others luxuriate around them, in a landscape; calligraphic text panels above and below; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 710 grams, 34 x 26 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Fertility Idol with Offering Cup
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
A tubular female figure in flared skirt, holding a cup between the breasts, applied facial details, conical socket above the head; ears pierced to accept wire rings, neck and lower body pierced. 657 grams. 22.5 cm
Very fine condition.
Property of a retired English university professor; acquired on the UK art market. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Indus Valley Cylindrical Clay Fertility Figure
3300-1300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
A bell-shaped fertility figure with squat, bulbous head, stylised face composed of raised features including a heavy brow, pinched nose, and circular eyes; hollow-formed. 925 grams, 19 cm high
Fine condition.
Private collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970-2010. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.