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LOT 2295

Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Cup with Animals

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

3 1/4 in. (120 grams, 84 mm).

With polychrome painted frieze of geometric panels, a lion and a zebu. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

CONDITION

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LOT 2295

Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Cup with Animals

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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