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LOT 1636
Indus Valley Painted Jar with Ibex
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/2 in. (778 grams, 16.5 cm high).
A bulbous ceramic jar with short neck, painted frieze displaying alternating ibex and geometric motifs, plain bands above and below and scalloping to the lower edge.
Provenance
Acquired 1990s.
English private collection.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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LOT 1636
Indus Valley Painted Jar with Ibex
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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