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LOT 2085
Indus Valley Terracotta Figure Group
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 7/8 - 3 3/4 in. (231 grams total, 72-95 mm including stand).
Including female bust with looped handle to the reverse, head with detailed hair and earrings, female with pointillé abdomen and other types; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. [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 Terracotta Figure Head
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Modelled in the half-round with elaborate hair and rosette ornaments, pinched and applied facial detailing; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 88 grams total, 10.7 cm including stand
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 Terracotta Monkey Statuette Group
2nd millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £111
In various poses with legs and tail forming a tripod base. 231 grams total, 86-97 mm
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 and Other Pottery Group
3rd millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £91
Including a biconvex jar with painted detailing, and other items. 2.1 kg total, 6.2-18.5 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, in the 1990s.
