LARGE INDUS VALLEY POTTERY JAR WITH GEOMETRIC DECORATION. Ca. 2500 - 2000 BC. A large pottery jar with a broad, rounded body that tapers towards a low ring base. The exterior is embellished with a decorative scheme executed in dark pigment. A continuous band of horizontal lines encircles the midsection, separating the undecorated lower portion from the upper section, which features a series of geometric motifs. These include rectangular panels with nested concentric squares enclosing a diagonally divided central area. Between the panels, groups of short, curving lines are arranged in vertical sequences. Above the geometric panels, a band of alternating diamond and triangular patterns runs below the rim. For similar see: Ceramics and Terracotta figurine from Balochistan of the Katolec Collection, fig. 64, n. 4. Size: 300mm x 450mm; Weight: 7.1kg Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.