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LOT 2091
Large Indus Valley Terracotta Jar with River Pattern
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 1/8 in. (1.08 kg, 23.3 cm).
Piriform in profile with gently fared mouth, painted horizontal bands to the shoulder and wavy lines to the body.
ProvenanceAcquired from Alexander Gotz, London, UK.
Ex M Scyoyen collection, Norway, collection no.15.
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Indus Valley Terracotta Figure Group
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Including female bust with looped handle to the reverse, head with detailed hair and earrings, female with pointillé abdomen and other types; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. 231 grams total, 72-95 mm 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. -
Large Indus Valley Decorated Terracotta Cup
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Squat vessel with carinated profile and basal ring, painted bands of geometric panels and hatching. 114 grams, 92 mm
Acquired from Alexander Gotz, London, UK. Ex M Scyoyen collection, Norway, collection no.5. -
Gandharan Terracotta Head
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Male head with finely modelled facial features, urna to the brow, horizontal band to secure the hair, long earlobe with stud; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.23 kg total, 15 cm high including stand
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
The partial delamination of the head shows quite strikingly the method of construction: at the centre is a rough, irregular ball to which the outer layer of clay has been added carrying the finer modelling; the brow-band appears to have been modelled at this time from the same material as formed the hair.
