South Asia, Indus Valley, Harrapan/Mohenjo Daro, ca. 2800 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" in diameter x 4.25" H (10.5 cm x 10.8 cm)

Provenance: private Orange County, California USA collection acquired before 2000

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#121919

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.