Western Asiatic Terracotta Elephant Tripod Vessel

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER

13 3/4 in. (2.9 kg, 35 cm wide).

An Indus period shallow dish or bowl with gently rounded and tapering sidewalls, three integral tapering legs formed as stylised elephant heads and trunks with simple facial detailing and splayed feet.

Provenance

London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.

Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.N123k2 from Oxford Authentication.

Literature

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 54.55.15, for a vessel of comparable form dated 2nd millennium B.C.

CONDITION

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LOT 0204