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Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Cup with Animals Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Cup with Animals Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Cup with Animals
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LOT 2307

Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Cup with Animals

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

4 1/8 in. (171 grams, 10.5 cm wide).

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

Provenance

From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

CONDITION
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LOT 2307

Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Cup with Animals

Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

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