Indus Valley Terracotta Jar depicting zebus with TL test...

Indus Valley terracotta jar depicting a zebu bull - ca. 2500 BC An Indus Valley painted jar, a round-bodied carinated bowl, wider than it is tall, with a narrow, round mouth and a slightly raised, folded rim. The exterior is painted with a profusion of black-on-red images repeated twice in a register around the upper body: a massive zebu bull with its face nearly eclipsed by its massive, perfectly circular eye, and a tall, symmetrical plant sprouting fertile leaves and berries. Sun symbols and repeated curved lines decorate the spaces between these two images. Several thin black bands encircle the body just below these images, while the shoulder has repeated dense geometric forms: steps, lines, and curves, all concentric and interlocking. Attached TL test by QED Laboratoire. Attached import certificate from Spain. Provenance Ex private UK collection, acquired from the private collection of Mr. R. Unger; previously with a London gallery; acquired in the 1970s on the UK art market. The Supplier warrants that he obtained this lot legally. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer about this if this takes more than a few days. Important: For destinations out of Spanish territory: all our objects will be shipped after obtaining CERTIFICATE OF EXPORTATION by Ministry of Culture of Spain. We inform our clients that it may take between 4-8 weeks.

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