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LOT 2300

Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B,C.

5 in. (180 grams, 13 cm).

A bell-shaped footed cup with painted frieze including ibexes, a serpent and standing birds. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

CONDITION

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LOT 2300

Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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