COLLECTION OF INDUS VALLEY AND PREHISTORIC TERRACOTTA VESSELS
Ca. 2500 - 2000 BC. A collection of three terracotta vessels, including, from top, then lower left and lower right: a footed vessel with a rounded body, short stem foot, and folded quatrefoil mouth; a low jar with a flaring rim, painted stylised birds, and encircling bands; and a cylindrical cup with straight sides, decorated with painted registers of horizontal lines and pendant loop motifs. Size: 100-140mm x 55-140mm; Weight: 825g Provenance: Private UK collection; London art market acquisition, 1990s.
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Ca. 2500 - 2000 BC. A collection of three terracotta vessels, including, from top, then lower left and lower right: a footed vessel with a rounded body, short stem foot, and folded quatrefoil mouth; a low jar with a flaring rim, painted stylised birds, and encircling bands; and a cylindrical cup with straight sides, decorated with painted registers of horizontal lines and pendant loop motifs. Size: 100-140mm x 55-140mm; Weight: 825g Provenance: Private UK collection; London art market acquisition, 1990s.