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LOT 2090
Indus Valley Terracotta Figure Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1 5/8 - 2 7/8 in. (441 grams total, 41-73 mm).
Including quadrupeds, a bird and human figures, all on square display bases. [6, 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 Etched Orange Carnelian Bead Necklace String
Circa 2nd millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £312
Composed of restrung graduated and polished beads, each etched with a white geometric design on both faces. 12.1 grams, 50 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Etched carnelian beads are characteristic of the Indus Valley culture and have been produced since the third millennium B.C. They are a typical product of the Harappa culture, but they are also attested in later millennia and produced elsewhere in Southeast Asia. The oldest specimens come from the Indus Valley and from Mesopotamia. A few specimens were found in the so-called royal cemetery of Ur, where they were identified in the excavation publication as coming from India. -
Indus Valley Etched Orange Carnelian Bead Necklace String
Circa 2nd century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £338
Comprising polished carnelian beads etched with geometric motifs to both faces; restrung. 14.9 grams, 44 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Etched carnelian beads are characteristic of the Indus Valley culture and have been produced since the third millennium B.C. They are a typical product of the Harappa culture, but they are also attested in later millennia and produced elsewhere in Southeast Asia. The oldest specimens come from the Indus Valley and from Mesopotamia. A few specimens were found in the so-called royal cemetery of Ur, where they were identified in the excavation publication as coming from India. -
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Indian Framed Watercolour Portrait of 'Amin Kakin'
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Framed and glazed, displaying a portrait of a male figure, possibly Amin Kakin, against a plain background, on paper. 473 grams, 28.5 x 22.2 cm
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
