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Large Indus Valley Style Painted Zebu Bull Large Indus Valley Style Painted Zebu Bull Large Indus Valley Style Painted Zebu Bull
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LOT 2067

Large Indus Valley Style Painted Zebu Bull

20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER

11 in. (995 grams, 28 cm).

A hollow-formed ceramic zebu figurine with painted detailing to the body and horns, vent to the neck. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 2000.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

CONDITION
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LOT 2067

Large Indus Valley Style Painted Zebu Bull

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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