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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 Cup with Circle Decoration
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Small vessel with slightly convergent sidewall, and flared lip, carinated profile; painted band of conjoined roundels. 81 grams, 79 mm
Acquired from Alexander Gotz, London, UK. Ex M Scyoyen collection, Norway, collection no.38. -
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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. -
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.
