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LOT 2192
Very Large Indus Valley Terracotta Flask
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
13 3/8 in. (3.45 kg, 34 cm).
Biconvex in profile with central dome to the upper face; two lateral loop handles to the shoulders and spout between with socketted rim; painted bands to the neck, median band with lion and ibex flanked by geometric bands to the rim and centre.
ProvenanceEuropean collection, formed 1960s.
Private collection, London.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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