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LOT 2218
Large Indus Valley Plate with Eagle and Fish
CIRCA 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 7/8 in. (765 grams, 25 cm wide).
Shallow plate with flat base, painted geometric decoration on the inner walls, and the base with a splayed eagle surrounded by fish and other motifs.
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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