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LOT 0438
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Geometric Designs
CIRCA 2200 B.C.
2 7/8 in. (69 grams, 72 mm wide).
Drum-shaped vessel with gently flared rim; painted interlocking geometric patterns to sidewall, low basal ring.
ProvenanceJoseph G Gerena Fine Art, New York, 27 October 2003.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
See Satyawadi, S., Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology vol.2, New Delhi, 1994.
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LOT 0438
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Geometric Designs
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
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