3rd-2nd millennium B.C. A terracotta jar with bulbous body and trumpet-shaped mouth; band of painted lines and bars to the neck, frieze of birds and 'rising sun' motifs to the shoulder. Cf. Satyawadi, S., Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology vol.2, New Delhi, 1994, p.179 fig. 639, 641. 357 grams, 13 cm high (5 1/8 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. [No Reserve]