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LOT 2467
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Dish with Bird
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 5/8 in. (128 grams, 11.8 cm).
Shallow bowl with basal ring, painted panel with a bird in a landscape with fronds. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990-2000s.
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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