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LOT 0440
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Geometric Designs
CIRCA 2200 B.C.
3 3/4 in. (117 grams, 95 mm).
Drum-shaped in profile with basal ring, band of interlocking T-shaped and other painted cells; rim chipped.
ProvenanceJoseph G Gerena Fine Art, New York, 27 October 2003.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
See Satyawadi, S., Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology, vol.2, New Delhi, 1994.
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LOT 0440
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Geometric Designs
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Carved in the round with bulging lentoid eyes, stub ears flanking the mane, open mouth with fearsome teeth detailed in openwork; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 87 grams total, 73 mm high including stand
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Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Geometric Designs
Circa 2200 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
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 Terracotta Vessel with Zebus
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Of bulbous shape with low neck; a painted frieze of stylised zebus with emphasised humps and curving horns, ring-and-dot motifs to the field. 875 grams, 17 cm
Ex London, UK, art market, 1990s.
