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LOT 2261
Indus Valley Terracotta Figure Collection
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1 3/4 - 4 in. (453 grams total, 4.6-10.1 cm including stand).
Group of anthropomorphic figures in various poses, most 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 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. -
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Bowl
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Carinated in profile with painted inner rim, painted geometric panels to sidewall. 108 grams, 10.6 cm
Ex M. Schoyen collection, 2000s. -
Gandharan Stucco Head
3rd-5th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
With top-knot ushnisha, long lobed ears and large lentoid eyes; mounted on a custom-made stand. 320 grams total, 10.4 cm high including stand
Acquired in the London art market. Private collection, 1970s.
