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LOT 0308
Indus Valley Painted Geometric Pottery Bowl
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/4 in. (130 grams, 95 mm).
Drum-shaped with gently carinated base and narrow foot, the outer body displaying polychrome painted L-shaped panels.
Provenance
with Balakh Carpets, 2003.
Private collection, Europe.
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LOT 0308
Indus Valley Painted Geometric Pottery Bowl
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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