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LOT 2076
Indus Valley Terracotta Figure Head
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/4 in. (88 grams total, 10.7 cm including stand).
Modelled in the half-round with elaborate hair and rosette ornaments, pinched and applied facial detailing; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [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 Group
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Group of three simians with exaggerated facial features, each with a stub tail; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. 247 grams total, 9.9-10.4 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
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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. -
Indian Benares Brass Embossed Vessel
Circa 1890 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Funicular in profile with thick base, horizontal bands of punched fronds, hatched bands, pointillé leaves and other motifs; white metal rings to mouth and base. 489 grams, 17.5 cm
Acquired from the UK art market. Private Scottish collection.
