Bidspirit auction | Very Large Indus Valley Mehrgarh

Very Large Indus Valley Mehrgarh Polychrome Bowl with Animals - 3rd-2nd millennium BC A very large bulbous ceramic bowl with painted polychrome frieze to the centre, interlocking key pattern to the rim, body with four geometric panels, panels of animals in between comprising a zebu with a bird on its back, a standing lion with full mane, a gryphon with striped body, two fish with cross-hatching to the body; band of polychrome rectangles below. 4.6 kg, 39cm (15 1/2”). Fine condition, rim chipped. Provenance From a private UK collection, acquired on the London art market 1990-2000. Literature See Satyawadi, S. Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology, vol.2, New Delhi, 1994.