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LOT 2325
Indus Valley Terracotta Bowl with Fish
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
4 7/8 in. (349 grams, 12.5 cm).
Drum-shaped with gently carinated base and narrow foot, the outer body displaying polychrome painted frieze of fish within geometric borders. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s.
LiteratureSee Satyawadi, N., Proto-Historic Pottery of the Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, New Delhi, 1994, for discussion.
FootnotesDavid Gold amassed a sizable collection of Indus Valley pottery, both vessels and figurative during his retirement, a plaque to David and his brother was recently unveiled by Westminster Council above 43 Carnaby Street, commemorating their business that made Carnaby Street synonymous with fashion in the 1960s.
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