PAKISTAN, INDUS CULTURE of Sind and Baluchistan, c. 4000-1600 BC,
    One of the earliest civilizations in the sense of people living together in a planned community with an evident bureaucracy, class society, laws, public works, etc.  It is interesting to contemplate the development of these ancient civic ventures.  After many millennia of little villages, all of a sudden, so to speak, these large cities appeared.  That the practice is not organic can be deduced from the fact that it has not always happened when some set of social-environmental-whatever factors are in place.  One of the great mysteries is why people do what they do.
    All the date ranges on these items are mere semi-educated guesses, give or take, say, 1000 years.

277-26. INDUS CULTURE, c. 2500-1000 BC,clay vessel spout, 60x41x27mm, shaped as head of a ram, left horn missing, otherwise nice $45.00
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277-27. INDUS CULTURE, c. 2500-1000 BC,clay head, 45x28x20, from a female votive, eyes like cowries, hair like almonds, just the face & 3 bunches of hair, but nice $25.00 sold 8/6/2009
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PCF31) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2500-1000 BC, clay votive figure of female, 50x51x13mm, complex hairdo, necklace, coffee bean eyes, arms are pointy stubs, from Baluchistan, missing below the chest, nice face, minor chipping in unimportant spots, $61.00 sold 8/25/2009
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PCF30) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2500-1000 BC, clay votive figure of female, 70x47x21mm, simple hair, coffe bean eyes, thick necklace, from Baluchistan, arms & lower torso missing, nice face, $66.00 sold 8/25/2009
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PCF32) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2500-1000 BC, clay figure of a bull, 53x40x27mm, brown slip coating, fairly nicely done, from Baluchistan, part of a hind leg missing, small chip below an ear, $53.00 sold 1/10/2009
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PCF28) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2500-1000 BC, clay figure of a bull, 60x67x44mm, very simple, no decoration, from Baluchistan, 1 1/2 legs missing, various other chips, $21.00 sold
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PCF29) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2500-1000 BC, clay figure of a human or a monkey, ~60x60x33mm,  simple impressed decorations & facial features, but rather expressive, from Baluchistan, missing below chest, couple of minor chips, $65.00
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PCF42) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2500-1000 BC, clay head of a female votive figure, 44x28mm, fairly simple costume & hairdo, from Sind, light chipping as usual, a superior specimen, $34.00 sold 2/13/2008
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PCF25) PAKISTAN, INDUS, c. 3000-1000 BC, clay figure of a pig-faced human, 38x22x24mm,  it is holding its R hand over its snout, looks surprised, but this is probably a votive posture, from Sind, head & torso only, choice $41.00 sold
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PCH39) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2500-1000 BC, clay head of a caparisoned elephant, 64x44x44mm, unknown location in NWFP, most of trunk missing, chipped horn tips, nice surfaces $33.00 sold 10/1/2008
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PCH31) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2500-1000 BC, clay head of a monkey, 43x22x30mm, Picassoesque assymetry, I think it's charming, from Sind, nice, $55.00 sold
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PCH32) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2500-1000 BC, clay head of a ram, 65x58x60mm, abstract, from Sind, traces of black paint, tip of 1 horn missing, nice, $55.00 sold
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PCF19) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2500-1000 BC, clay torso, probably of a male, 46x28x26mm, bald head, bull's eye eyes, very thick lips, necklace, arms extended forward, from Sind, arms missing, minor bash to nose, pretty good, $45.00 sold
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PCH33) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2500-1000 BC, clay head of a camel, 43x22x35mm, from Sind, nice, $28.00 sold
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PCH34) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2500-1000 BC, clay head of a goat, 42x27x39mm,  spout of a vessel, from Sind, somewhat worn, $22.00 sold
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PICH23) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2500-1000 BC, terra cotta goat head, 56x35x33mm, quite picassoesque.  From Balochistan. 1 1/2 horns missing, the rest is nice, $55.00 sold
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PCH48) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2500-1000 BC, clay head of a camel, 50x22x32mm, holed through snout for a string, maybe it was a wheeled toy?, one eye chipped, $36.00
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PCH49) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2500-1000 BC, clay head of a dog?, 45x25x42mm, chipped snout, $23.00
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PICF14) INDUS CULTURE, c. 1500-1000 BC, terra cotta female figure, either nude or wearing sheer shift, no jewelry, 75x48x19mm, finely modeled.  From Balochistan.  Head, lower arms & lower legs missing, $50.00 sold
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PICH24) INDUS CULTURE, c. 1500-1000 BC, terra cotta head of a horse, 60x60x 30mm, from Balochistan.  Rather crude, ears missing, somewhat rough, $50.00 sold
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PICH15) INDUS CULTURE, c. 1500-1000 BC, terra cotta ram, 55x31x23mm.  From Balochistan.  Horns, tail, & legs missing, worn, $22.00 sold
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PICH25) INDUS CULTURE,  c. 1500-1000 BC, terra cotta male head, 33x23x25mm, bald & cleanshaven, odd expression, one ear apparently not modeled.  From Balochistan.  $43.00 sold 8/6/2009
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PCF26) INDUS CULTURE,  c. 2500-1000 BC, clay figure of a praying man, 57x25x40mm, from Baluchistan, extremely crude, lower torso missing, worn, chips, $15.00 sold 9/6/2008
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PCF27) INDUS CULTURE,  c. 2500-1000 BC, clay votive figure of female, 68x53x23mm,  triple spiked hairdo, necklace, otherwise nude, arms are pointy stubs, from Baluchistan, very crude, lower torso missing, also L arm, chips on head, $33.00 sold
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PI9) INDUS related, c. 1500 BC, clay female votive figure, 134x55mm, naked but for an ornamented conical hat, from Rahot Kot, Swat, NWF, legs missing below the knee as usual, one arm missing, the other glued back on, F $80.00 sold
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This is clearly of the Indus culture complex, but is from a location outside the classical Indus culture region.  Let's then, call it a frontier region, perhaps of a relatively late date. See also much later votive item found in the same field at the same time.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

PICF9) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, clay figure of a bull, 53x45x28mm, detailed facial features, rope down front, from Swat region, legs & horns missing, $36.00 sold
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PICF10) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, clay female torso, 50mm tall, 39mm wide, 28mm deep, flat topped head, no hair, she's wearing a mantle or shawl on her shoulders, chest bare, from Khwazakhela, Swat, arms missing, also body below breasts, what's left is really nice, $75.00 sold
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PICF11) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, clay female torso, 68x50x21mm, elaborate hairdo, jewelry, clothing, from Khwazakhela, Swat, part of 1 arm, all of other arm, top of hair, 1 earring, all of lower body missing, nose bashed, overall pretty nice, $55.00 sold 11/12/2007
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PICH30) INDUS-BAKTRIAN, c. 2000-500 BC, fragment of a clay female votive figure, 52x54x17mm, elaborate hair & jewelry, from Khwazakhela, NWFP, head & shoulders only, rough, $50.00
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PCF20) INDUS CULTURE, c. 3000-1000 BC, clay female votive figure, 46x37x16mm, wearing thick necklace, arms are just stubs, from Sind, face & arms intact, chip at top of hair, broken off below the arms, $38.00
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PICH20) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, clay head of a bull, 67x36x28mm, some black painted decoration, from Khwazakhela, Swat, horn & hump broken, $44.00 sold
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PI4) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, clay nude male, 62x48mm, from Aligrama, Swat, legs broken off at thighs, arms at shoulders, VG $45.00
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PI6) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, clay cow, 85x65x32mm, incised "rope" around neck, hole through nose for string, from Udigram, hump, tip of tail, & 1 horn missing, F $60.00 sold 11/12/2007
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PI8) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, clay head of a sheep?, 31x26x24mm, from Khwazakhela (Langar), Swat, horns missing, VF $30.00 sold 8/25/2009
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PI10) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, clay head of a ram, 58x40x62mm, has a yoke or rope around neck, snout pierced for a cord, perhaps this was a wheeled toy?, from Udigram, horns broken, VF $30.00 sold
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PI9) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, clay head of a bull, 72x53x41mm, from Paray, Swat, 1 horn broken, F $30.00 sold 11/12/2007
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PI4) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, terracotta elephant head, from Abbottabad, worn $45.00 sold
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PI8) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, terracotta figure in pious pose, either a handle or a decoration of a vessel, from Abbottabad, worn $45.00 sold
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PIC11) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, clay head of a laughing man, originally part of a vessel, 44x41x40mm, from Rahotkot, Swat, Northwest Frontier Province, 1 ear missing, $36.00
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PIC12) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, clay head of a ram, part of a figurine, 49x38x45mm, from Rahotkot, Swat, Northwest Frontier Province, chips on tips of horns, ears, 1 eye, mostly nice, $36.00 sold
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PCH36) INDUS, c. 3000-1000 BC, clay fragment of a bull, 60x50x38mm, wearing a garland, from Sind, head & hump only, 1 horn & nose missing, $15.00 sold 11/12/2007
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PCF21) INDUS, c. 3000-1000 BC, clay bull, 60x77x52mm, very simple modelling, from Sind, small chip on back of 1 ear, choice $130.00 sold
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PIC14) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, clay head, 47x43mm, 25mm thick, flat back, beardless face, hair in ringlets, white slip coating, from (probably votive) figure, from Abbottabad, very worn, G $30.00
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PIP1) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC,clay pipe, 103mm long, 40mm tall, 25mm dia. bowl, 80 degree bend between stem & bowl, nice incised decoration, from Balochistan.  What do you suppose they were smoking 3000 years ago?  Small chip on rim, otherwise VF $100.00 sold
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PCH15) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, clay head of a horned animal, 48x35x37mm, probably a goat, from Udigram, NWFP, horns missing, F $24.00 sold
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PCH17) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, clay vessel spout in shape of a ram's head, 40x42x22mm, with intact paint on smooth surface, Picasso would have loved this one.  From Rahot Kot, NWFP, very nice fragment, $75.00 sold
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PCH19) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, clay head of a lion, 30x27x20mm, probably decorative figure from a vessel, from Rahot-kot, Swat district, NWFP, slight chipping at corner of mouth, otherwise nice, $24.00 sold
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PCF24) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, clay monkey, 72x50x30mm, sitting, hands on hips, from Sind, legs & tail missing, nice face, VG $45.00 sold 1/10/2009
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PB11) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, bronze bottle, 61x38mm, 12mm dia. mouth, 3 legs, round belly with corded decoration, tall neck, lip, from Balochistan, flaw in neck, crusty, F $75.00 sold
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PIM7) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, bronze mirror, 104mm dia., round, slightly dished, loop rivetted on on one side, hole for another rivet on the other, bull's eyes border on convex side, from Baluchistan, F $75.00 sold
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PIM10) INDUS or later, c. 1800-500 BC, bronze mirror, 93mm diameter, from Mehargarh, Balochistan, thin, corroded, bent, "VG" $20.00 sold 12/18/2012
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PIM11) INDUS or later, c. 1800-500 BC, bronze mirror, 98mm dia., raised rim, from Mehargarh, Balochistan, F $50.00 sold
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PIM15) INDUS or later, c. 1800-500 BC, bronze mirror, 93mm dia., crusty, from Mehargarh, Balochistan, VG $35.00 sold 4/19/2008
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PIM8) INDUS or later, c. 1800-500 BC, broken bronze mirror lot, pieces of 6 mirrors, from Mehargarh, Balochistan, probably all complete or nearly so, $50.00 sold 11/29/2013
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PIFK1) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, bronze cultivating fork, 3 curved tines 80mm long, 94mm tang, crusty, from Balochistan, F $65.00
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PISP18) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, bronze spoon or mirror, 85mm dia., 22x13mm tab for handle pierced with 2 holes, slightly dished ~4mm deep, from Loralai, cracked, tiny hole, F $15.00  sold
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PI3) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, beads:
a) ~17x11mm, vaguely phallic, gray terra cotta, from near Mohenjo-Daro, few minor chips, $5.00 each sold
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b) similar, but red terra cotta, $5.00 each sold
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c) bead necklace of stone tubes (18), small stone balls & cylinders (3), glass ball, small carnelian balls (2), medium stone balls & cylinders (4), terra cotta donuts (2), & beautiful 18mm cream stone ball, & 4x modern brass spacers, 46cm long.  From near Harappa, $135.00 sold
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PI5) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, cylindrical gray stone bead, 36x24mm, 36g, possibly a weight, intact $55.00
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PI6) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, gray stone phallic bead, 42x30mm, 58.2g, possibly a weight, intact $120.00
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PIR57) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, bronze ring, 21x19x13mm,  circular face, bull's eye design, from Baluchistan, F $40.00
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PIR56) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, bronze ring, 22mm dia., 11mm wide,  beaded frame for (missing) gem, from Baluchistan, F $36.00 sold
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PIR58) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, bronze ring, 21mm dia, 11mm wide, 8mm tall pedestal mount for gem, some original paste remains, Baluchistan, chips in band, F $24.00 sold
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PIR59) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, bronze ring, 25x19x13mm,  bronze "cabachon" gem, from Baluchistan, somewhat bent, F $21.00 sold
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PIS77) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC (or is it Magadha-Maurya?), bronze seal ring, 24x17x15mm,  conch, pot, grain, from Baluchistan, chipped edge, porous, F $75.00
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PIS76) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, bronze seal ring, 20x21x12mm,  cross, triangles in angles, from Baluchistan, F $40.00
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PIR47) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, bronze ring, triple bud in beaded bull's eye design, thick band, 17mm i.d. (size 7.5), from Balochistan, aVF $45.00 sold 12/9/2007
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PIR49) INDUS CULTURE, c. 2000-1000 BC, bronze ring, face is a flower formed of 6 bull's eyes around a central bull's eye on double-grooved band, 17mm i.d. (size 7.5), from Balochistan, VF $65.00 sold 12/9/2007
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PIRG1) INDUS, c. 3000-1000 BC, pair of coiled rings of gilded bronze, 15mm o.d., 1 is doubled, other tripled, might be pieces of the same coil, from Sind, corroded $21.00 sold 12/9/2007
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PKR52) INDUS, c. 3000-1000 BC, silver plated bronze split ring, 17mm o.d., 7mm i.d., 2mm wide, from Sind, $24.00 sold 10/2/2007
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PSL58) INDUS, c. 3000-1000 BC, bronze seal ring, 19x15mm i.d, oval face 20x18mm, bunch of curved lines design, from Sind, F $75.00 sold 12/9/2007
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PINR1) INDUS CULTURE, c. 1500-1000 BC, nose rings
PINR1a) gold plated silver, 16mm dia., round with flared expansion in middle, from Balochistan, F $85.00
PINR1b)  bronze, 16x17mm, F $25.00 sold
PINR1c) bronze, 13x18mm, F $25.00
PINR1d) bronze, 11x17mm, F $25.00 sold
PINR1e) silver, 15x13mm, oval with gentle expansion in middle, F $45.00 sold
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PIER7) INDUS CULTURE, c. 1500-1000 BC, bronze earrings, one is a hoop, 32mm dia., with coiled wire clasp, other is semicircle with crossed straights, one with a bone and a lapis tube bead, wire clasp, from Balochistan, one wire clasp broken, nice lot of 2 $45.00 sold
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PIER8) INDUS CULTURE, c. 1500-1000 BC, silver earring lot, there is a decorated pair, possibly some other pairs, one broken, the rest intact, from Balochistan, plus a silver finger ring with 2 dolphins from NWFP which is pretty but probably not ancient, 14 pieces $200.00 sold
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PIER9) INDUS CULTURE, c. 1500-1000 BC, bronze earring lot, simple hoops with twisted clasps, from Balochistan, 4 pcs, 1 broken $20.00 sold 12/9/2007
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PIEA20) INDUS and later, c. 3000 BC - 500 BC, earring lot, 14-31mm diameter, simple hoops, twisted ends & locks, 4x silver, 3x bronze (1 pair), 7 total, from Baluchistan, VG-F $70.00
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PIB20) INDUS CULTURE, c. 1500-1000 BC, large holed gray stone bead, 30x20mm, hemispherical, nice incised decoration, from NWFP, my supplier says "used for animals," I think probably these big beads are spindle whorls. $21.00 sold 8/25/2009
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PICC3) PAKISTAN, INDUS, c. 2000-1000 BC, terra cotta cup, 75mm dia., 59mm tall, painted with horizontal black bands & 1 band of yellow, bit of minor chipping on rim, $85.00
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PICB1) PAKISTAN, INDUS, c. 2000-1000 BC, terra cotta bowl, 115mm dia., 60mm tall, painted in black with decorated triangles, cracked, $55.00
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PICP1) PAKISTAN, INDUS, c. 2000-1000 BC, terra cotta pot, 108mm dia., 109mm tall,  painted in black with decorated triangles,2 minor chips on lip, some of paint is worn on one side, $250.00
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