INDUS VALLEY TERRACOTTA VESSEL WITH LEAVES
Ca. 3000- BC.
A nice example of a squat bowl with a biconvex body on a ring base and a short, raised rim. The upper part of the body is decorated with five polychrome peepal leaves. They are separated by stylised geometric motifs and framed by a simple upper and lower linear border. Cf. N. Satyawadi, 1994. Proto-Historic Pottery of the Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, New Delhi.
Size: L:60mm / W:170mm ; 415g
Provenance: Property of a London gallery; formely in High Wycombe Estate collection; formerly acquired on the UK Art market.
Estimate: GBP 200 - 400