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Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel Stand with Fish Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel Stand with Fish Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel Stand with Fish
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LOT 2500

Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel Stand with Fish

4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

6 3/4 in. (1.1 kg, 17.2 cm).

A chalice-shaped stand with four painted bands of fish to the exterior. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, auction 166, no.1460.
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 2500

Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel Stand with Fish

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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