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LOT 2647
Large Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Animals
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 7/8 in. (594 grams, 15 cm).
Biconvex in profile with rolled rim, painted panels to the shoulder with fish, bird and frond motifs. [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'.
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LOT 2647
Large Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Animals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Snakes
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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'.
The decoration of the vase evokes the 'fish scale style' from Harappa. Images of water creatures were often stylised. In the Harappan Period the fish scale motif was one of the major painted pattern of that culture. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Birds
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With narrow base, biconvex body and flared rim; panels of avian decoration below the rim. 108 grams, 80 mm
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'. -
Sacred Brass Plaque with Shiva and Attendants
India, 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Tongue-shaped plaque with half-round figure of Virabhadra Shiva, flanked by attendants. 507 grams, 13.8 cm
From an important collection of Hindu art formed by Jeffrey Romer, 1990s. Ex central London, UK, gallery.
