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]

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1980.
From a London, UK, collection.

Literature

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.

CONDITION

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LOT 2288