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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 Painted Terracotta Vessel Collection
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Including a squat bowl with carinated profile, biconical jar with segmented horizontal bands and flared rim, bowl with hatched band to the equator, and other types. 1.95 kg total, 8.4-14 cm
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. -
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Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel Collection
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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. 1.65 kg total, 7.8-11.6 cm
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. -
Gandharan Stucco Head
3rd-5th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £120
Modelled with fleshy features, heavy lidded eyes and strong aquiline nose, wavy hair drawn up in an ushnisha; mounted on a custom-made stand. 597 grams total, 18 cm including stand
Acquired on the London art market. Private collection, 1970s.
