INDUS VALLEY FLASK WITH ANIMALS. Ca. 2600 - 2000 BC. A terracotta jug with a globular body tapering towards a narrow neck with a rounded, pronounced rim. The surface is decorated with painted geometric and figurative motifs in dark pigment. A series of horizontal bands encircle the body, featuring stylised depictions of animals with elongated necks and rounded bodies, interspersed with wavy and linear patterns. Size: 230mm x 170mm; Weight: 1.2kg Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.