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LOT 2465
Indus Valley Terracotta Figure Collection
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
2 3/4 - 3 1/4 in. (327 grams total, 72-84 mm).
Including simians with extended tails and other types, one mounted on a ceramic base. [4, 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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Bowl
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Carinated in profile with painted inner rim, painted geometric panels to sidewall. 108 grams, 10.6 cm
Ex M. Schoyen collection, 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
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Indian Inscribed Bronze Container
19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 110 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Hollow-formed domed caddy with detachable lid, ribbed in plan with incised scrolls and tendrils. 488 grams, 11.4 cm wide
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Birds and Geometric Designs
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
With slightly sloping sidewall, flat shoulder and everted rim to the broad mouth; painted geometric bands and zoomorphic panels to side and shoulder; chipped, repaired. 406 grams, 12.8 cm wide
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
