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LOT 2388
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Jar with Geometric Design
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/2 in. (369 grams total, 14 cm).
Squat in profile with flared mouth and low foot; painted horizontal rings to the equator and neck, geometric panels to the shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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 2388
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Jar with Geometric Design
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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