INDUS VALLEY TERRACOTTA JAR WITH MASTER OF ANIMALS. Ca. 2000 BC. A large terracotta jar with a globular body that gently tapers towards a rounded base. The short neck leads to a pronounced thick rim. The shoulder features a protruding ridge encircling the circumference. The upper portion is adorned with a black-painted decorative frieze depicting a repetitive motif of a central anthropomorphic figure with outstretched arms, flanked symmetrically by two stylised bovine figures facing inward. The surrounding space is filled with wavy lines, and geometric shapes creating a continuous pattern. The design is framed above and below by parallel linear bands and zigzag patterns. Size: 230mm x 220mm; Weight: 2.03kg Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.