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LOT 1724
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Fragment Group
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 3/8 - 6 7/8 in. (1.78 kg total, 3.5-17.5 cm wide).
Comprising large and small fragments and some almost complete vessels, most with painted geometric and linear decoration. [50, No Reserve]
Provenance
UK gallery, early 2000s.
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