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LOT 2321
Large Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Zebu
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 in. (2.2 kg, 22.5 cm).
A large bulbous vessel with everted rim, circumferential bands below the neck and to the shoulder, the band in between painted with panels of standing zebus and foliage, symbols to the background. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North London gentleman; previously in a private collection formed in the 1990s.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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