Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel with Gryphons. 3rd-2nd millennium B.C. Squat in profile with slightly waisted sidewall and carination, narrow foot; painted polychrome panels with a bird, a bird-headed beast, and geometric motifs. 296 grams, 12.2 cm (4 3/4 in.). [No Reserve]

From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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