Ca. 3000-2000 BC A shallow terracotta bowl in a deep amber colour standing on a ring foot. The interior is decorated with three panels, each with stylised bird with wide, outstretched wings; heads turned to their right.The Indus civilization, also called the Harappan civilization, is the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent and was an important Bronze Age culture that arose around ca. 3300 BC and lasted until ca. 1300 BC. It extended from modern-day northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India. Size: L:52mm / W:147mm ; 240g Provenance: From the private collection of Mr. R. Unger; previously with a London gallery; acquired in the 1990s on the UK art market.