Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro Civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A hand-built pottery bowl with a squat foot, wide walls, and a deep basin. The orange-hued exterior ground is accentuated with an abstract avian creature as well as a bird-headed equine creature and both are adorned with stripes of black, blue, and red pigment. Size: 5" W x 2.25" H (12.7 cm x 5.7 cm)

Provenance: private S.S. collection, Los Angeles, California, USA

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#136059

Minor chips to rim and foot, with light encrustations, and fading to original pigment with small areas of touch-up painting, otherwise intact and very good. Nice earthen deposits and remains of original pigment throughout.