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LOT 2386
Indus Valley Terracotta Fertility Idol
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 1/8 in. (692 grams, 20.8 cm).
With bell-shaped ribbed body and squat head; applied brow-ridge, eyes and beaked nose; pointillé detailing to the eyes; arms bowed, hands holding an amphora to the chest. [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.
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Indus Valley Terracotta Fertility Idol
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
With bell-shaped ribbed body and squat head; applied brow-ridge, eyes and beaked nose; pointillé detailing to the eyes; arms bowed, hands holding an amphora to the chest. 692 grams, 20.8 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 Schist Frieze Fragment
2nd-4th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
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. -
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Indus Valley Decorated Terracotta Bowl
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Biconvex in profile with basal ring and slightly flared mouth, painted geometric panels to the shoulder. 324 grams, 97 mm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
