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Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel Collection Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel Collection Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel Collection
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LOT 2274

Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel Collection

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

3 - 4 1/2 in. (1.65 kg total, 7.8-11.6 cm).

Including a squat footed bowl with bosses to the equator, bell-shaped jar with narrow foot, bowl with slightly flared rim and scale pattern band to the shoulder, and other types. [10, No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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LOT 2274

Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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