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**First Time At Auction**

Central Asia, India / Pakistan, Indus Valley civilization, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A petite and pretty bowl hand-built from terracotta with a hemispherical form. The bowl rests on a rounded base, and the walls rise upward to a thin lip. The exterior walls and base are decorated with relief motifs. A cross shape is situated on the center of the base, and petal shapes with rows of small dots radiate from the base towards the rim. This bowl has light traces of gray and beige pigments and was likely slip covered or painted to highlight the motifs. Size: 4.5" Diameter x 2" H (11.4 cm x 5.1 cm)

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Ibrahimi collection, California, USA, 2004

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#165674

  • Condition: Repaired with small area of restoration on the rim, repair is well done and difficult to discern. Old inventory label on interior basin. Traces of painted pigments and light mineral deposits.

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