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LOT 2516
Indus Valley Terracotta Jar with Ibexes and Birds
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 1/2 in. (1.1 kg, 22 cm).
With bulbous body and everted rim, the body painted with four geometric panels, two panels with leaping ibexes and two with stylised bird in flight, band of hatched lines below the rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a North London gentleman; previously in a private collection formed 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.
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Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Bowl with Ibex
4th-3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Peepal leaf cross in centre surrounded by four painted bands with of row of twelve ibexes above. 1.1 kg, 17.2 cm
Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, auction 159, no.1500. 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 Preying Hanuman Figure
India, circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Standing on a discoid base, his long tail curving above the body. 74 grams, 65 mm
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): £124
A hollow-form figure formed as a female fertility idol with headpiece, prominent nose, lentoid eyes, arms and hands held to body, hands cupping conical-shaped breasts; bell-shaped body decorated with series of pointillé motifs. 579 grams, 15.5 cm
Fair condition.
From a Japanese collection, 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.
