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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 Cup with Circle Decoration
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Small vessel with slightly convergent sidewall, and flared lip, carinated profile; painted band of conjoined roundels. 81 grams, 79 mm
Acquired from Alexander Gotz, London, UK. Ex M Scyoyen collection, Norway, collection no.38. -
Indus Valley and Other Pottery Group
3rd millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £91
Including a biconvex jar with painted detailing, and other items. 2.1 kg total, 6.2-18.5 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, in the 1990s. -
Indian Framed Watercolour Painting Group
19th century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Framed and glazed and displaying polychrome figural scenes bordered by flowering plants and panels of script: one depicting a tea(?) ceremony set in a landscape featuring blossoming trees and birds; a prince or other figure seated on a bolster, in a landscape featuring a brook and blossoming trees, surrounded by attendants. 932 grams total, 31 x 21.5 cm each
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
