Very Large Indus-Valley, Mohenjodaro Bull Vessel, with Oxford TL Test, c. 2500 B.C.

(Indus Valley Bull Vessel)

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Item No.
32.36852
Culture
Indus-Valley, Mohenjo Daro, c. 2500 B.C. 
Item Details.
Large and impressive painted terracotta vessel in the form of a seated Zebu bull with hump and curved horns, head up, with the vessel’s filling spout in the shape of a funnel between the horns. Painted in black slip.

Comes with a TL test from the Oxford Authentication Lab. stating this figure to be “Between 3500-5000 years old”.

Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired from gallery Polo, London in 2006, previously in the private collection of a UK gentleman.

Size
29.5 cm L - 11 5/8 inches
Material
Terracotta 
Condition
One horn and hoof repaired with the original pieces. 
Categories
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Price.
US$ 4500
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