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LOT 2507
Indus Valley Terracotta Jar
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 7/8 in. (1.27 kg, 17.5 cm wide).
Squat drum-shaped body with painted polychrome fish and geometric motifs to sidewall, concentric rings to shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s.
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 Terracotta Jar
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Fusiform in profile with narrow foot and flared neck; fretwork band to the shoulder and equator with pellets. 958 grams, 25 cm
From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Copper-alloy Betel Nut Supari Box with Ganesh
India, circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Leaf-shaped box divided into three compartments, hinged lid with Ganesh in lotus pose. 76 grams, 63 mm long
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. -
Chandraketugarh Ceramic Vessel with Seated Gods
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Globular-bodied with broad shoulder and neck, everted rim; the upper body decorated in relief with rosettes, phytomorphic and ropework bands, and a frieze presenting a dynamic procession of facing bare-breasted women wearing extravagant earrings, neck ornaments, arm- and leg-bangles and translucent lungis revealing their genitalia; some holding staffs, axes and other weapons, some wearing headdresses or holding vessels on their heads; flower-heads in the field; rim and sidewall chipped. 422 grams, 16 cm wide
Private collection, 1989. Acquired on the UK art market. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.