Painted Terracotta Vase with Birds 3rd-2nd millennium B.C. 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. 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. 285 grams, 13.5 cm high (5 3/8 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. [No Reserve]