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LOT 2290
Large Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Storage Vessel
4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 in. (1.7 kg, 20.5 cm).
With bulbous body and everted rim, painted bichrome frieze of bulls and trees to the shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the property of a London gentleman; previously in the private collection of the late David Gold, formed 1970s.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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