Ancient Art and Antiquities Catalogue


South Asian Art & Antiquities

Item ID: 08523



A rare and superb Indus Valley votive pottery plate
Title: A rare and superb Indus Valley votive pottery plate
Item Code: 08523
Description: A rare and superb Indus Valley votive pottery plate.
Buff slip with overpainted decoration on the interior and exterior in the form of thirty-eight fish (according to Parpola, representations of a sky god), and repeated sequence of geometric designs around the interior rim.
Red, yellow, green and brown mineral pigments. Intact, with earth deposits evident.
This piece is accompanied by a thermoluminescence test report from the University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, giving an approximate age of 5350 years BP +/- 25%.
Origin: Nal phase, circa 5350 B.P. Mehrgarh culture, Indus Valley
Dimensions: Diameter: 33.3 cm / Height: 8.3 cm
Condition: Intact, with earth deposits evident.
This piece is accompanied by a thermoluminescence test report from the University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, giving an approximate age of 5350 years BP +/- 25%.
Price: AUD $28,500.00 USD $25,080.00 EUR €17,100.00
Status: Available
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