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LOT 2316

Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Piriform Cup

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

5 1/2 in. (192 grams, 14 cm).

A ceramic beaker with waisted piriform body, broad rim and small discoid foot, sections of the upper body divided into panels by polychrome lines. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From an important deceased Japanese collector, 1970-2010.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

CONDITION

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LOT 2316

Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Piriform Cup

Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

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