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LOT 2174
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Bowl
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/2 in. (150 grams, 11.5 cm wide).
Round with slightly slopping sides, black hatched v design to centre, bands of crimson bordered with black to the upper and lower edges; shallow raised foot. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Martin Schoyen's London, UK, collection.
Property of a North London gentleman.
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Fine condition.
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