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A POLYCHROME EARTHENWARE ‘BIRD’ JAR, INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION, NAL CULTURE
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12月16日 晚上6点 开拍 /6天17小时
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A POLYCHROME EARTHENWARE ‘BIRD’ JAR, INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION, NAL CULTURE

Pakistan, Baluchistan, c. 3100-2700 BC. Of truncated biconical form, tapering toward a short foot and rising to a broad mouth with a narrow rim, the body boldly decorated with a polychrome frieze depicting a row of standing birds, their bodies outlined in black and adorned with alternating red and blue stripes, surrounded by geometric motifs in the same colors. The bottom of the vessel unpainted, revealing the natural buff ceramic color underneath.

Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age, with ancient wear and expected firing irregularities, including a small fissure. Few minor nicks, light surface scratches, and minute chips, mostly around the rim. Some touchups. Rubbing and flaking to pigments, as is to be expected from this type of wares. The surface with some areas of soil encrustation.

Weight: 138.4 g
Dimensions: Height 6.8 cm, Diameter 10 cm

Nal-style pottery is characterized by a diverse range of painted motifs consisting of animals, plants, and geometric motifs in vivid colors. Animal motifs encompass fish, birds, humped bulls, and griffins, while plant motifs are represented by pipal leaves and trees with multiple leaves. Geometric designs consist of various stepped patterns, and they are systematically arranged in registers or panels, delineated by parallel lines. The forms of Nal ceramics are equally distinctive, including cylindrical bowls, truncated biconical pots, and vessels with cylindrical bodies and constricted mouths.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related jar with birds and geometric motifs, Baluchistan, Nal culture, 8.7 cm diameter, illustrated in Akinori Uesugi, Ceramics and Terracotta Figurines from Baluchistan of the Katolec Collection, 2017, p. 15, no. 15.

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拍品估价:350 - 700 欧元 起拍价格:350 欧元  买家佣金: 30.00%

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