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LOT 2314
Very Large Indus Valley Terracotta Flask
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
13 3/8 in. (3.45 kg, 34 cm).
Biconvex in profile with central dome to the upper face; two lateral loop handles to the shoulders and spout between with socketted rim; painted bands to the neck, median band with lion and ibex flanked by geometric bands to the rim and centre.
ProvenanceEuropean collection, formed 1960s.
Private collection, London.
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LOT 2314
Very Large Indus Valley Terracotta Flask
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel Collection
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Including a squat bowl with carinated profile, biconical jar with segmented horizontal bands and flared rim, bowl with hatched band to the equator, and other types. 1.95 kg total, 8.4-14 cm
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. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Bowl with Fish
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Biconvex in profile with low rim to the mouth; painted circumferential bands to the shoulder with frieze of fishes. 500 grams, 16.5 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection. -
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel Collection
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Including a squat bowl with herringbone band to the inner rim, biconical jar with segmented horizontal bands, bowl with slightly flared rim and scale pattern band to the equator, and other types. 1.46 kg total, 6.2-14.7 cm
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.
