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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 Terracotta Figure Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £85
Including simians with extended tails and other types, one mounted on a ceramic base. 493 grams total, 78-99 mm
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 Bowl Fragment with Fish
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Drum-shaped vessel with low neck and waisted sidewall; painted interlocking geometric design to the shoulder, frieze of fishes to the sidewall; vase and side partly absent. 794 grams, 19.1 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Net-Painted Terracotta Cup
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising discoid base, horizontal bands of lines and hatching. 246 grams, 12 cm wide
Acquired 1990s-2000s. From the late David Gold (d.2015) collection of pottery.
David Gold amassed a sizable collection of Indus Valley pottery, both vessels and figurative during his retirement, a plaque to David and his brother was recently unveiled by Westminster Council above 43 Carnaby Street, commemorating their business that made Carnaby Street synonymous with fashion in the 1960s.
