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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 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 Seated Terracotta Fertility Figure
Circa 3000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Seated goddess with legs extended in front of the body, pinched head and face, wearing an applied headdress and broad tiered collar; detailing to the collar applied with a point. 19.1 grams, 77 mm
Acquired from Alexander Gotz, London, UK. Ex Martin Schoyen collection, London, UK. -
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.
