Description:

South Asia, Indus Valley, Harrapan/Mohenjo Daro, ca. 2200 to 1800 BCE. A lovely, thin-walled wheel-thrown pottery vessel of a bulbous form on a petite flat foot, finely decorated with an elegant eagle presenting outspread wings and meticulously delineated feathers, with striations above and below, in black against a buff ground. The Indus Valley pottery tradition extends back to the Neolithic era with hand-made bowls, jars, and vessels of various earth tone colors such as red, orange, brown, black, and cream. The Harrapan and Mohenjo-Daro cultures introduced wheel-thrown pottery like this example. A special example, perfect for any admirer of birds of prey. Size: 4.125" Diameter x 4.25" H (10.5 cm x 10.8 cm)

This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report will accompany the item upon purchase.

Provenance: private La Crescenta, California, USA collection; ex-Artemis Gallery; ex-private Orange County, California, USA collection, acquire prior to 2000

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#180438

  • Condition: Chips to rim. Surface wear with slight pigment losses and scuffs commensurate with age. Small area of restoration to upper side wall/rim. Repaired crack at lower end.

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