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LOT 2196
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel with Gryphons
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (296 grams, 12.2 cm).
Squat in profile with slightly waisted sidewall and carination, narrow foot; painted polychrome panels with a bird, a bird-headed beast, and geometric motifs. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s.
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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