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LOT 2315
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel with Geometric Motifs
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (214 grams, 12 cm).
A squat bowl with polychrome interlocking panels to the shoulder. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a UK collection of pottery formed in the 1970s.
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.
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LOT 2315
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel with Geometric Motifs
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
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