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LOT 2463
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Bowl
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 5/8 in. (210 grams, 11.8 cm).
Drum-shaped in profile with painted inner rim, painted geometric panels to sidewall.
Provenance
Ex M. Schoyen collection, 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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