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Indus Valley Polychrome Pottery Bowl w/ Avian Motif

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Indus Valley Polychrome Pottery Bowl w/ Avian Motif

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Description

Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro, ca. 2300 to 1900 BCE. A petite pottery bowl of relatively circular form with a squat foot and a decorative register of birds and geometric motifs - perhaps a temple layout - surrounding the exterior walls in hues of red and blue-green atop a beige ground. Size: 3.25" L x 3.2" W x 2.7" H (8.3 cm x 8.1 cm x 6.9 cm)

Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired before 2000

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Condition

Professional repair and restoration to area of side wall and underside, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Light fading to original pigment and scattered earthen deposits. Nice motifs across exterior.