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LOT 2307
Indus Valley Terracotta Offering Stand
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
14 in. (4.8 kg, 35.5 cm).
With convex rim to the flared base, collar and stepped plate.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 2307
Indus Valley Terracotta Offering Stand
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Indus Valley Painted Geometric Pottery Bowl
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
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with Balakh Carpets, 2003. Private collection, Europe. -
Gandharan Stucco Head
3rd-5th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £120
Head of a worshipper modelled in the round with wavy hair and loose turban, exaggerated lentoid eyes; mounted on a custom-made stand. 628 grams total, 16.5 cm including stand
Acquired on the London art market. Private collection, 1970s. -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Net-Painted Terracotta Cup
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising discoid base, horizontal bands of lines and hatching. 246 grams, 12 cm wide
Acquired 1990s-2000s. From the late David Gold (d.2015) collection of pottery.
David Gold amassed a sizable collection of Indus Valley pottery, both vessels and figurative during his retirement, a plaque to David and his brother was recently unveiled by Westminster Council above 43 Carnaby Street, commemorating their business that made Carnaby Street synonymous with fashion in the 1960s.