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LOT 0441
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Geometric Designs
CIRCA 2200 B.C.
3 1/4 in. (100 grams, 81 mm wide).
Drum-shaped in profile with basal ring, band of interlocking concentric rings and other painted cells.
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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