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LOT 1637

Indus Valley Painted Pottery Cup

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

5 1/8 in. (294 grams, 13 cm wide).

A ceramic vessel of carinated form and slightly concave upper body with everted rim and shallow foot, polychrome geometric frieze to the upper body. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.

CONDITION
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LOT 1637

Indus Valley Painted Pottery Cup

Sold for (Inc. bp): £124

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