INDUS VALLEY KULLI POTTERY JAR WITH IBEXES AND BIRDS. Ca. 2400 - 2100 BC. A terracotta jar with a rounded body, a short cylindrical neck, and a slightly flared rim. The upper section is decorated with a continuous frieze featuring three identical depictions of an ibex with an elongated body, long legs, and backward-curving horns. Each ibex is shown with a small bird perched on its back, its head turned towards the animal. The composition is framed by horizontal bands above and below, while additional motifs, including stylised plants and geometric elements, fill the spaces between the animals. For similar see: Ceramics and Terracotta Figurines from Balochistan of the Katoleck Collection, fig. 50 (7,8). Size: 140mm x 170mm; Weight: 845g Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.