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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]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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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