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Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel with Lion and Oxen Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel with Lion and Oxen Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel with Lion and Oxen
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LOT 2201

Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel with Lion and Oxen

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

47/8 in. (368 grams, 12.3 cm wide).

Squat in profile with slightly waisted sidewall and carination, narrow foot; painted polychrome panels with a bull, a lion, 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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LOT 2201

Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel with Lion and Oxen

Sold for (Inc. bp): £104

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