PAIR OF INDUS VALLEY DISHES WITH QUADRUPEDS

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Ca. 2500 - 1800 BC. A pair of shallow terracotta dishes, from left to right: a dish in red fabric, with a central medallion within a dense field of fine wavy lines and opposed quadruped outlined in black with red infill; and a dish in buff fabric, with a central medallion of concentric circles and a surrounding frieze of five stylised quadrupeds. Size: 50-55mm x 240-255mm; Weight: 1.7kg Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired in Switzerland; formerly with W.R. , late 1980s to early 1990s.

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