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LOT 2111
Large Indus Valley Decorated Terracotta Cup
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 5/8 in. (114 grams, 92 mm).
Squat vessel with carinated profile and basal ring, painted bands of geometric panels and hatching.
ProvenanceAcquired from Alexander Gotz, London, UK.
Ex M Scyoyen collection, Norway, collection no.5.
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Indus Valley Terracotta Figure Head
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Modelled in the half-round with elaborate hair and rosette ornaments, pinched and applied facial detailing; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 88 grams total, 10.7 cm including stand
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 Limestone Stamp Seal with Quadruped
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Acquired on the Paris art market in 1989. From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
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Indian Framed Watercolour Portrait of 'Amin Kakin'
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Framed and glazed, displaying a portrait of a male figure, possibly Amin Kakin, against a plain background, on paper. 473 grams, 28.5 x 22.2 cm
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
