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LOT 2285
Indus Valley Painted Ceramic Jar with Ibex
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/2 in. (778 grams, 16.5 cm high).
With short neck, painted frieze displaying alternating ibex and geometric motifs, plain bands above and below and scalloping to the lower edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s.
English private collection.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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