South Asia, Indus Valley, Harrapan/Mohenjo Daro, ca. 2200 to 1800 BCE. An enormous wheel-thrown pottery chalice with repeated black striations highlighting the shoulder and upper end of the flared foot and several panels of diagonal bands just beneath the rim, all against a buff ground. The Indus Valley pottery tradition extends back to the Neolithic era with hand-made bowls, jars, and vessels of various earthen 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 presenting a grand scale and a gorgeous silhouette. Size: 10.5" W x 9.25" H (26.7 cm x 23.5 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 is available to the buyer upon request.

Provenance: private East Coast collection, New York, New York, USA, acquired before 2010

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Repaired from multiple pieces and restored in several areas, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Chips to rim, body, and foot, with fading to original pigmentation, a few stable hairline fissures within interior of foot, and darkening or staining to scattered areas. TL drill holes within top of rim and within inside of foot.