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LOT 2116
Indus valley Decorated Terracotta Cup
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 in. (198 grams, 77 mm high).
With everted rim, angled lower body and basal ring; painted hatched guilloche to the sidewall. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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