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LOT 2313
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 Painted Geometric Pottery Bowl
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Drum-shaped with gently carinated base and narrow foot, the outer body displaying polychrome painted roundels with stepped borders. 73 grams, 77 mm wide
with Balakh Carpets, 2003. Private collection, Europe. -
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel Collection
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Including a squat bowl with herringbone band to the inner rim, biconical jar with segmented horizontal bands, bowl with slightly flared rim and scale pattern band to the equator, and other types. 1.46 kg total, 6.2-14.7 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. -
Gandharan Stucco Head
3rd-5th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £120
Modelled in the round with narrow profile and thick nose, hair drawn up in a top-knot; mounted on a custom-made stand. 556 grams total, 16.2 cm including stand
Acquired on the London art market. Private collection, 1970s.