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LOT 2528
Indus Valley Terracotta Idol Head Collection
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 - 5 in. (442 grams total, 4-12.5 cm).
Hollow-formed with applied facial details. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a London gentleman; acquired from his father's collection.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Jar with Ibexes, Trees and Symbols
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
A footed bichrome storage vessel with painted outer face, with two scenes of ibex within foliage and symbols. 1.24 kg, 21 cm
Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, auction 163, no.811. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Copper-alloy Goddess Gauri Head
Karnataka, India, circa 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Modelled with emphasised facial details and resting atop a columnar base; possibly a votive. 351 grams, 10.8 cm
An important collection of Hindu art formed by the late Jeffery Romer in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Indus Valley Clay Fertility Idol
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
A hollow-formed bell-shaped idol, with applied, pinched facial features. 654 grams, 16 cm
Fair condition.
From the collection of a Japanese gentleman, deceased (1970-2010); collected in the 1990s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
