Indus Valley, Pakistan, Nal culture (around 3100-2700 BCE). This lot consists of a biconical ceramic pot with monochrome frieze depiction of five fish and filling pattern of parallel vertical lines in light-brown paint and another carinated ceramic beaker with broad open mouth and small centric foot, painted in dark-brown with depiction of two fish, lines around the rims and triangles. Both vessels were wheel-made which is characteristic only for a fine ware.
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 and small repairs.
Dimensions: opening diameter 9.8-12.8 cm, foot diameter 3.4-7.5 cm, Height 6 -10.2cm