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LOT 2311

Indus Valley Mehrgarh Polychrone Cup with Birds

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

4 1/2 in. (247 grams, 11.5 cm).

Bell-shaped with basal ring, frieze to the sidewall of perching birds and pepal leaves. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.

CONDITION

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LOT 2311

Indus Valley Mehrgarh Polychrone Cup with Birds

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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