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LOT 0439
Indus Valley Painted Pottery Bowl
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/8 in. (77 grams, 86 mm).
Drum-shaped with gently carinated base and narrow foot, the outer body displaying polychrome painted panels with 'stairway' design.
Provenance
Acquired in 2003.
Private collection, Europe.
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