INDUS VALLEY TERRRACOTTA BULL FIGURE

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ART OF ASIA- FROM ANTIQUITY TO PRESENT DAY

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Jul 26, 2020

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  C. 2nd millennium BC. Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley. 2nd millennium BC. An buff-coloured ceramic figurine of a zebu with exaggerated crescent horns, painted with stripes to the horns and rump, a shoulder across the shoulders, back and legs, a ring around the neck and rondel eyes. The Indus Valley Civilisation was an important Bronze Age culture which arose in c. 3300 BC and lasted until c. 1300, though its heyday, to which this ceramic vessel belongs, was in the 3rd millennium BC. The bull, with its hump and powerful horns, is a recurring motif in the Indus Valley, appearing on painted pottery like this example but also on figurines and stamps. The animal may represent the leader of a herd, who is able to protect his followers, or it could be a reflection of the bull’s importance in religious sacrifice. Fair condition. Provenance: Private collection of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1980s. Size: H:80mm / W:90mm ; 103g
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