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LOT 2627
Large Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Animals
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 in. (1.13 kg, 20 cm wide).
Biconvex jar with trumpet-shaped mouth, painted cells of birds, fish and other ornament to the shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s.
David Gold was one of the co founders of the Iconic Lord John brand in Carnaby Street that sparked a style revolution in the swinging sixties dressing The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and The Kinks and were at the heart of 'all things cool'.
See Satyawadi, S., Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology vol.2, New Delhi, 1994, for discussion.
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Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Snakes
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With low sidewall, flat shoulder and everted rim to the broad mouth; painted serpent band to side and shoulder. 398 grams, 11.3 cm wide
From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s. David Gold was one of the co founders of the Iconic Lord John brand in Carnaby Street that sparked a style revolution in the swinging sixties dressing The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and The Kinks and were at the heart of 'all things cool'.
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3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s. David Gold was one of the co founders of the Iconic Lord John brand in Carnaby Street that sparked a style revolution in the swinging sixties dressing The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and The Kinks and were at the heart of 'all things cool'.
