INDUS VALLEY JAR WITH A PEACOCK. Nausharo Period ID, Ca. 2700 - 2500 BC. A terracotta jar with an ovoid body that narrows towards a slightly concave base. The wide neck gently flares outward, forming a prominent rim. The shoulder is encircled by a decorative band with a continuous pattern of stylised floral motifs, each composed of four elongated petals surrounding a central circular element. The main register features stylised depictions of two peacocks, each in profile with a long, curved neck and an elaborate crest. Each body is filled with closely spaced parallel lines. Stylised botanical elements, including elongated leaves and curvilinear forms, surround the birds. A series of parallel horizontal lines runs around the lower portion, framing the composition. For similar see: Ceramics and Terracotta figurine from Balochistan of the Katolec Collection, f. 57 (shape), f. 62 (decorations). Size: 210mm x 160mm; Weight: 1.25kg Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.