COLLECTION OF INDUS VALLEY TERRACOTTA LIDS AND STOPPERS

Ca. 2500 - 2000 BC. A collection of four terracotta lids and stoppers, including, from top, then lower left to lower right: a lid with a flaring body, broad rim, and central knop; a cylindrical stopper with flat upper and lower faces and straight sides; a rounded stopper with a narrow circular opening; and a painted lid with a shallow dish-shaped body and central knop, decorated with an encircling serpent with a hatched body. Size: 45-125mm x 25-40mm; Weight: 480g Provenance: Private UK collection; London art market acquisition, 1990s.