Lot of 10 Ancient Indus Valley Pottery Zebu Bulls

Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A wonderful gathering of ten hand-built pottery animals representing Zebu bulls with large humps, slender bodies, attenuated legs, and grand horns arching from their heads. Applied orange-pink pigment is visible around many of the animals and suggests that it was used to create a skin-like tone. The Zebu is the domesticated form of the Asian aurochs. The humped bull was a recurring theme on the decorative and ritual arts from this civilization as they were revered for their strength and virility. Size of largest: 3.8" L x 1.3" W x 2.625" H (9.7 cm x 3.3 cm x 6.7 cm)

Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired before 2000

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#141530
Condition Report: All are fragments of larger bulls, with four bearing repairs to legs and/or horns with chips and adhesive residue along break lines. All have areas of loss as shown, with encrustations, fading to pigment, and nicks to heads and bodies. Nice earthen deposits throughout.