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LOT 2481
Large Indus Valley Terracotta Jar
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
15 in. (4.4 kg, 38 cm wide).
With basal ring, horizontal painted bands to the shoulder including hatched panels; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Copper-alloy Female Worshipper Statue
India, circa 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Standing on a tapering square base, depicted nude with a sash wrapped around her waist. 83 grams, 10.5 cm
An important collection of Hindu art formed by the late Jeffery Romer in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Male Figure
4th-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
With straight arms and legs, wearing a multi-strand necklace, large headdress wrapped around the head with its ends falling on the right shoulder, recessed eyes and pinched nose. 34.3 grams, 10.2 cm
Fine condition.
Ex North London gentleman; previously in the private collection of the late David Gold, formed 1980-1990s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
'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.' -
Gold Hoop Earring Pair
India, 2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Matched pair, each a hoop with returned hook, applied granule collar and green glass seed-bead. 3.34 grams total, 25-30 mm
Acquired in the 1992. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
