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LOT 2108
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Storage Jar with Lion and Antelope
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/4 in. (946 grams, 16 cm).
With polychrome panels of geometric ornament, profile antelope and lion, crescents to the shoulder; some repainting. [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 2108
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Storage Jar with Lion and Antelope
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Storage Jar with Lion and Antelope
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
With polychrome panels of geometric ornament, profile antelope and lion, crescents to the shoulder; some repainting. 946 grams, 16 cm
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.
