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LOT 2302
Indus Valley Terracotta Seated Female Idol
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 in. (286 grams, 13 cm).
A nude female, seated on a throne with raised arms, with pinched facial and other details, incised knees and navel, applied crown, eyes, mouth, collar and other details; a dog seated to her right side, her hand resting on its head; hollow to the underside; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an important central London collection formed since the mid 1960s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Geometric Designs
Circa 2200 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Drum-shaped in profile with basal ring, band of interlocking T-shaped and other painted cells; rim chipped. 117 grams, 95 mm
Joseph G Gerena Fine Art, New York, 27 October 2003. Acquired by the present owner from the above. -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel with Animals
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
A jar with painted polychrome frieze of geometric panels, grazing birds and a crouching lion. 270 grams, 11.5 cm
Fine condition, chip to rim.
From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Bowl with Bull and Lion
4th-3rd millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £169
With narrow basal ring, carination below the sidewall, painted polychrome frieze of a zebu and lion in profile. 346 grams, 12.6 cm wide
From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s.
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.
