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Fragment of Medium-sized Vessel

Culture: Harappa
Medium: Red pottery with slip-painted decoration
Place Made: Chanhu Daro, Pakistan
Dates: circa 2500 B.C.E.
Period: Indus Valley Civilization
Collections: Asian Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Asian Galleries, Arts of India, 2nd Floor
Accession Number: 37.90
Credit Line: A. Augustus Healy Fund
Image: Overall, 37.90_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Fragment of a medium sized vessel with rounded sides. Reddish pottery decorated on the outside with a design of rather widely spaced hatched areas made by zigzag and crossed semi-circular lines edged with triple bands, all done in purplish black on a red painted ground. The surface is chipped in a number of places.

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