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LOT 2281
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (360 grams, 12 cm).
Drum-shaped jar with raised gange rim, radiating hatched band to the shoulder, frieze of fishes to the body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s.
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Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel Collection
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Including a broad bowl with guilloche and hatched triangle band, biconical jar with cainated profile, bowl with slightly flared rim and scale pattern band to the shoulder, and other types. 2.1 kg total, 8.8-15.5 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Polychrone Cup with Birds
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Bell-shaped with basal ring, frieze to the sidewall of perching birds and pepal leaves. 247 grams, 11.5 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Central Asian Gilt Copper Tray for a Nestorian Christian
Circa 1200-1250 A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Rectangular in plan with recessed octagonal socket, repoussé pellet and leaf ornament to the flanged edge, socket with arcading and pellets, bottom panel with central cross-in-circle and two advancing lions; all on a pounced field; old collector's label to the reverse '7481'; rim cracked. 345 grams, 28 cm
Ex Parker collection, London, UK. UK trade, London, 2000. From a private Suffolk, UK, collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12308-221692.
