SUPERB INDUS VALLEY TERRACOTTA VESSEL WITH ANIMALS - HUGE

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ART OF ASIA- FROM ANTIQUITY TO PRESENT DAY

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Jul 26, 2020

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  C. 3rd millennium BC. Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley. A very large example of an Indus Valley civilisation vessel with flaring body and recurved rim. The ochre coloured vessel is decorated with black motifs of humped bulls, with long, curving horns and large bodied birds. The bulls and birds are separated by vegetal and solar motifs. The outermost limits of the vessel’s decorative scheme are delineated by black stripes. 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. Gazelles are a recurring motif in the Indus Valley and may reflect the importance of such animals to survival in this region. Cf. N. Satyawadi, 1994. Proto-Historic Pottery of the Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, New Delhi. Excellent condition. Provenance: From an old British collection of Asian Art formed in the 1990 on the UK and European art market. Size: H:280mm / W:310mm ; 5200g
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