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LOT 2276
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Net-Painted Terracotta Cup
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (246 grams, 12 cm wide).
Comprising discoid base, horizontal bands of lines and hatching. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1990s-2000s.
From the late David Gold (d.2015) collection of pottery.
Literature
See Satyawadi, S., Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology, vol.2, New Delhi, 1994.
Footnotes
David Gold amassed a sizable collection of Indus Valley pottery, both vessels and figurative during his retirement, a plaque to David and his brother was recently unveiled by Westminster Council above 43 Carnaby Street, commemorating their business that made Carnaby Street synonymous with fashion in the 1960s.
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