Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Storage Jar with Lion and Antelope
3rd-2nd millennium B.C. With polychrome panels of geometric ornament, profile antelope and lion, crescents to the shoulder; some repainting. See Satyawadi, S., Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology, vol.2, New Delhi, 1994. 946 grams, 16 cm (6 1/4 in.).
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Price realized | 220 GBP |
Starting price | 5 GBP |
Estimate | 80 GBP |