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LOT 0915

Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vase with Birds

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

5 3/8 in. (285 grams, 13.5 cm high).

A terracotta vase with bulbous body, small disc base, trumpet-shaped mouth; bands of painted rings to the neck, frieze of birds and leaves to the shoulder, rim chipped. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.

Literature

Cf. Satyawadi, S., Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology vol.2, New Delhi, 1994, chart 8.

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LOT 0915

Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vase with Birds

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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