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LOT 1652
Mehrgarh Bichrome Cup
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/8 in. (132 grams, 11.3 cm wide).
A squat ceramic cup with painted frieze below the rim of hatched and geometric panels.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s.
From the Martin Schoyen collection of artefacts from the Indus Valley culture, 1990s.
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