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LOT 2461
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.
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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LOT 2461
Indus Valley Terracotta Offering Stand
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Bowl
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Carinated in profile with painted band to inner rim, painted latticework and geometric panels to sidewall. 122 grams, 11.3 cm
Ex M. Schoyen collection, 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel with Fishes
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Squat in profile with slightly deep shoulder, low neck, flat sidewall, narrow foot; painted polychrome panels with fishes and geometric motifs. 390 grams, 11.8 cm
From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990-2000s. 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.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Squat, drum-shaped pouring vessel with conical spout, broad neck, chamfered rim and rounded base; dense panels of moulded ornament displaying alternating rosettes and birds to the rim, large-headed flowers between band of rosettes to the shoulder, lower body featuring a frieze of squatting male figures displaying their genitalia, all wearing cloth headdresses, ornamental collars, arm-bangles and anklets; some holding knives; chipped. 407 grams, 15.5 cm high
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.
