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Description

An Indus Valley terracotta jar with a globular body leading to a short neck and an everted, folded rim. The vessel is decorated with two horizontal bands circling the body, whilst the neck and rim are painted in a dark pigment. The vessel has a rounded base. Supplied with a perspex ring for display.

Date: Circa 2500-2000 BC.

Condition: Condition: Very Fine condition, minor chips and scratches to the body, a few earthy accretions cover the surface in places.

Height 12.5 cms (5 ins).

(The Indus Valley is a Bronze Age civilization from the Near East, which lasted from 3300 BC to 31 BC. It was one of three early and widespread cradles of civilisation along with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. It was discovered when engraved seals were found in the Pakistani province of Punjab in 1920-21, first in the ancient city of Harappa and then locations down the Indus River leading to Mohenjo-daro).

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