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LOT 2496
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Jar with Ibexes, Trees and Symbols
4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 1/4 in. (1.24 kg, 21 cm).
A footed bichrome storage vessel with painted outer face, with two scenes of ibex within foliage and symbols. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, auction 163, no.811.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 2496
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Jar with Ibexes, Trees and Symbols
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
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