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LOT 1709
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/8 in. (110 grams, 88 mm wide).
With slightly tapering profile, basal ring, painted band to the inner rim, frieze of multilinear geometric panels. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Schoyen collection, London, UK, 1990s.
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