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LOT 2296
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 in. (566 grams, 20.5 cm).
Circular plate or lid with stepped underside, convex border with hatched bands, tondo with bird and lion motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s.
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Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel with Geometric Motifs
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From a UK collection of pottery formed in the 1970s. -
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel Collection
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Including a squat bowl with carinated profile, biconical jar with segmented horizontal bands and flared rim, bowl with hatched band to the equator, and other types. 1.95 kg total, 8.4-14 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 Painted Terracotta Bowl
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Bell-shaped in profile with everted rim, painted latticework to sidewall. 93 grams, 86 mm
Ex M. Schoyen collection, 2000s.
