LARGE INDUS VALLEY JAR WITH BIRDS AND LIONS. Ca. 2500 - 2200 BC. A large terracotta jar with a wide rounded mouth, a broad shoulder, and a tapering lower wall finishing in a low disc foot. Two encircling painted registers decorate the shoulder and mid-body: the upper shows lions and zebu bulls, while the lower presents long-necked birds. The ornament is in black with red, blue and green infills on a buff ground, all bounded by fine horizontal lines. For similar see: A. Uesugi, Ceramics and Terracotta Figurines From Balochistan of the Katolec Collection, Cat. 71, 118. Size: 540mm x 340mm; Weight: 10.81kg Provenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s in Belgium; previously in 1970s European collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.