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LOT 2290
Large Indus Valley Ceramic Storage Vessel
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
12 5/8 in. (4.18 kg, 32 cm wide).
Of bulbous form with carination to the lower body and an everted rim, frieze of painted stylised birds with spread wings between geometric borders. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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