Bidspirit auction | INDUS VALLEY TERRACOTTA PAINTED DISH

INDUS VALLEY TERRACOTTA PAINTED DISH DEPICTING FISH - Ca. 3200 - 2800 BC. A flat terracotta dish with a raised, rounded edge. The central field is decorated with four large fish, interspersed with smaller fish swimming in a circular motion around a central concentric motif with a dot inside. A band with pairs of fish interspersed with stylised squares decorates the broad rim.For similar see: Katolec Corporation, Ceramics and terracotta figurines from Balochistan of the Katolec collection, 2017, F. 40 Nal Style pottery, p. 189.Size: 200mm x 200mm; Weight: 520gProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.