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LOT 2273
Indus Valley Terracotta Bowl with Fish
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/2 in. (500 grams, 16.5 cm).
Biconvex in profile with low rim to the mouth; painted circumferential bands to the shoulder with frieze of fishes.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK, collection.
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Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel with Geometric Motifs
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
A squat bowl with polychrome interlocking panels to the shoulder. 214 grams, 12 cm
From a UK collection of pottery formed in the 1970s. -
Central Asian Gilt Copper Tray for a Nestorian Christian
Circa 1200-1250 A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Rectangular in plan with recessed octagonal socket, repoussé pellet and leaf ornament to the flanged edge, socket with arcading and pellets, bottom panel with central cross-in-circle and two advancing lions; all on a pounced field; old collector's label to the reverse '7481'; rim cracked. 345 grams, 28 cm
Ex Parker collection, London, UK. UK trade, London, 2000. From a private Suffolk, UK, collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12308-221692. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Drum-shaped jar with raised flange rim, band of rosettes to the shoulder, geometric and animal panels to the body. 419 grams, 11 cm
From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s.
