Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vase 3rd-2nd millennium B.C. A squat biconical terracotta jar with rounded underside and narrow everted mouth; the shoulder with painted frieze of peepal and other leaf motifs. 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 5. 698 grams, 14.3 cm high (5 5/8 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. [No Reserve]