A very finely moulded Indus Valley container, likely used in antiquity as an eating or drinking vessel. The vessel features a hemispherical body that stands on a small circular foot. The body is decorated with a frieze of slanted ladder pattern in a dark pigment enclosed by three encircling bands with the middle in red. Above the main register is an encircling band of vertical short strokes on the rim. The design is enriched with a thick dark and red band on the inside of the rim. Earthy encrustation covers the surface of the vessel. Minor chips to the rim and the foot. The Indus Valley Civilisation extended from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and north-west India. It was one of three early and widespread cradles of civilisation along with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. At its peak, the Indus Valley Civilisation, which included such sites as Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, may have had a population of over five million, who developed new techniques in pottery, seal carving, and metallurgy. Measurements: Circa H 5.5 cm x W 10.5cm Provenance: From the David Gold (deceased) collection, 1970’s.