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LOT 2288
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel with Fish
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/4 in. (222 grams, 97 mm wide).
Comprising a squat jar with flared base and rim, polychrome frieze to the shoulder composed of fish and lozenges. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1980.
From a London, UK, collection.
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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