Circa 2000-2500 BC A large terracotta spherical shaped bowl with tapering base; the bottom decorated in red pigment. Above a linear boarder surrounding the exterior, above an interlacing linear decoration of convex circles, above this another layer of two boarded lines, above these, a conjoining diamond design, finally a large, boarded box encircling the bowl with various motifs. The Indus Valley people were most likely Dravidians, who may have been pushed down into south India when the Aryans, with their more advanced military technology, commenced their migrations to India around 2,000 BCE. Though the Indus Valley script remains undeciphered down to the present day, the numerous seals discovered during the excavations, as well as statuary and pottery, not to mention the ruins of numerous Indus Valley cities, have enabled scholars to construct a reasonably plausible account of the Indus Valley Civilization. Size: L:315mm / W:380mm ; 6.8kg. Provenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s in Belgium; previously in 1970s European collection.