Indus Valley, Pakistan, Neolithic period (c. 5500 BC – 4500 BC). Three cups in a different size, formed on pottery wheel, two of them of prolongated conical shape with handmade foot and simple black linear decoration on a reddish-grey slip. These are associated with Pre-Harappan Mahrgarh culture while the last one, is a classical Harappan cup on a broad and steady stand with simple black geometric decoration painted on a red slip. One of the Mehrgarh cup cannot stand alone as the tiny foot is a bit damaged.
Provenance: Private collection of a German artist and collector living in Southeast Asia. Condition: Good condition with some traces of age and use, with some fritting to the lip, some color fading. One foot with larger chip.
Dimensions: foot diameter 2 cm – 5 cm, opening diameter 8.3-10.8 cm, Height 8.5 cm - 13 cm
