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LOT 2032
Large Indus Valley Style Terracotta Vessel
20TH CENTURY A.D.
11 1/4 in. (5.2 kg, 28.5 cm).
With everted chamfered rim, tiered bands of painted decoration including horses, fish, birds, ibexes and other creatures. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a London gentleman; acquired before 2000.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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