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LOT 1631

Indian Vessel with Elephant Impressions

EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

27 in. (16.3 kg, 68.5 cm including stand).

A large earthenware storage jar with bulbous body, broad mouth with returned rim; band of impressed stamps to the shoulder, each an advancing elephant with fronds; mounted on a custom-made stand, repaired.

Provenance

Acquired before 1972.
Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK.
Property of a central London collector.

CONDITION
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LOT 1631

Indian Vessel with Elephant Impressions

Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)

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