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Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Jar with Geometric Design Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Jar with Geometric Design Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Jar with Geometric Design
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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]

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 2388

Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Jar with Geometric Design

Sold for (Inc. bp): £312

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