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LOT 2673
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Ibex
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/8 in. (330 grams, 13 cm wide).
Biconvex jar with flat mouth, painted bands of serpents and ibexes to the shoulder. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s.
David Gold was one of the co founders of the Iconic Lord John brand in Carnaby Street that sparked a style revolution in the swinging sixties dressing The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and The Kinks and were at the heart of 'all things cool'.
Literature
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, colour illustration no.90, for a vessel fragment with similar decoration.
Footnotes
Common animal motifs on Indus Valley pottery include the ibex, goat, ox, deer, blackbuck, and stag. In early pottery, they are found in stylised or geometrical forms, then in naturalistic forms.
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