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LOT 2284
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Bowl
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/2 in. (295 grams, 14 cm wide).
Formed with a carinated body and decorated with polychrome geometric motifs, footed base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired before 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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