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Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Bowl with Fish Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Bowl with Fish Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Bowl with Fish
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LOT 2564

Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Bowl with Fish

4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

9 1/2 in. (738 grams, 24 cm).

A footed bichrome bowl with painted inner face, central lotus(?) flower, a band of swimming fish above. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 2564

Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Bowl with Fish

Sold for (Inc. bp): £247

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