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LOT 2590

Indus Valley Polychrome Terracotta Cup with Fishes

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

3 3/4 in. (187 grams, 94 mm).

Biconvex in profile with rolled rim, painted polychrome panels to the shoulder with fish motif. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 2590

Indus Valley Polychrome Terracotta Cup with Fishes

Sold for (Inc. bp): £247

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