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LOT 2309
Indus Valley Terracotta Figure Collection
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
3 - 3 37/8 in. (493 grams total, 78-99 mm).
Including simians with extended tails and other types, one mounted on a ceramic base. [5, 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 Mehrgarh Net-Painted Terracotta Cup
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising discoid base, horizontal bands of lines and hatching. 246 grams, 12 cm wide
Acquired 1990s-2000s. From the late David Gold (d.2015) collection of pottery.
David Gold amassed a sizable collection of Indus Valley pottery, both vessels and figurative during his retirement, a plaque to David and his brother was recently unveiled by Westminster Council above 43 Carnaby Street, commemorating their business that made Carnaby Street synonymous with fashion in the 1960s. -
Gandharan Stucco Head
3rd-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
Modelled with fine facial features, arched brows, long earlobes; mounted on a custom-made stand. 266 grams total, 86 mm including stand
Acquired in the London art market. Private collection, 1970s. -
Very Large Indus Valley Terracotta Flask
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Biconvex in profile with central dome to the upper face; two lateral loop handles to the shoulders and spout between with socketted rim; painted bands to the neck, median band with lion and ibex flanked by geometric bands to the rim and centre. 3.45 kg, 34 cm
European collection, formed 1960s. Private collection, London.
