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Large Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel with Zoomporphic Spout Large Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel with Zoomporphic Spout Large Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel with Zoomporphic Spout
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LOT 2514

Large Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel with Zoomporphic Spout

4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

12 in. (3.2 kg, 30 cm).

With flared mouth, short strap handle, short spout with two spurs to the base. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION
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LOT 2514

Large Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel with Zoomporphic Spout

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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