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LOT 2654
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Snakes
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/2 in. (398 grams, 11.3 cm wide).
With low sidewall, flat shoulder and everted rim to the broad mouth; painted serpent band to side and shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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'.
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.4, for the type of vessel, no.13 for the decoration style.
FootnotesThe decoration of the vase evokes the 'fish scale style' from Harappa. Images of water creatures were often stylised. In the Harappan Period the fish scale motif was one of the major painted pattern of that culture.
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Indian Framed Watercolour Painting
Early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £45
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3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Drum-shaped in profile with basal ring, band of geometric painted cells and zoomorphs. 270 grams, 11.7 cm wide
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'.
