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LOT 2094
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Storage Jar with Fish
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/4 in. (300 grams, 13.3 cm).
Drum-shaped jar with slightly flared shoulder, raised rim to the mouth; bands of painted decoration including alternating horseshoe panels to the shoulder, frieze of fishes to the sidewall.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.N111m55 from Oxford Authentication.
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Indian Framed Watercolour Manuscript
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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