Bidspirit auction | INDUS VALLEY TERRACOTTA PAINTED DISH

INDUS VALLEY TERRACOTTA PAINTED DISH WITH BIRDS - Ca. 3200 - 2800 BC. A flat terracotta dish with a raised, rounded edge. The central field enclosed by linear bands is decorated with four birds arranged in a vertical line, followed by vegetal branches. A border of dotted circles surrounds the scene, enclosed by a band of hatched semicircles.For similar see: Katolec Corporation, Ceramics and terracotta figurines from Balochistan of the Katolec collection, 2017, F. 40 Nal Style pottery, p. 189.Size: 205mm x 205mm; Weight: 585gProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.