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LOT 2283
Indus Valley Bowl Fragment with Fish
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/2 in. (794 grams, 19.1 cm).
Drum-shaped vessel with low neck and waisted sidewall; painted interlocking geometric design to the shoulder, frieze of fishes to the sidewall; vase and side partly absent.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK, collection.
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