A 4th-3rd millennium BC beaker, Harappa culture, Indus valley, made from terracotta. A short body with a long flared neck. With hand-painted designs of cattle, height 12.7 cm, depth 13 cm, Provenance: Private Collection, Aotearoa, Previously of the…
Three Indus valley clay figures of Zebu bulls, Northern India, circa 3000 B.C. The earthenware figures depicted standing, with large humps at the back of the neck. The largest 6 cm high, 9.5 cm long
Three Indus valley terracotta vessels, Mehrgarh culture, circa 3300-3000 B.C. Of various forms, with linear designs in brown pigment. The largest 6 cm high, 10 cm diameter
Four Indus Valley pottery sculptures, circa 3300 - c. 1700 BC, a Mehrgarh culture 'Zhob', or goddess of fertility, two Mehrgarh figures including the busts of a male and female deity and a seated figure of a mother cradling an infant, 5-11 cm (4).…
Three Indus Valley pottery sculptures, circa 3300 - c. 1700 BC, the form of two Mohenjodaro period Zebu bulls and an articulated Shunga period figure of a bird, decorated with remnant mineral earth pigments, 10-13 cm (3). Provenance: from a private…
A fine Indus Valley ceramic vessel, c.3000BC, the baked red clay decorated with figurative mythical beasts and esoteric motifs in polychrome mineral earth pigments, some losses to outer rim, intact and stable, 19 x 29 cm
A fine Indus Valley ceramic vessel, 3300-3000 BC, Nal Phase, decorated with geometric motifs in polychrome mineral earth pigments beneath old encrustations, minor losses evident, 11 x 8 cm.