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LOT 2097
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Cup with Ladder-Work Design
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/4 in. (146 grams, 94 mm).
Biconvex in profile with narrow foot, painted segmented design to the sidewall. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Literature
See Satyawadi, S., Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology, vol.2, New Delhi, 1994.
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LOT 2097
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Cup with Ladder-Work Design
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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