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Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Geometric Designs Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Geometric Designs Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Geometric Designs
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LOT 2455

Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Geometric Designs

CIRCA 2200 B.C.

3 3/4 in. (117 grams, 95 mm).

Drum-shaped in profile with basal ring, band of interlocking T-shaped and other painted cells; rim chipped.

Provenance

Joseph G Gerena Fine Art, New York, 27 October 2003.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

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 2455

Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Geometric Designs

Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)

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