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Jar Painted with Birds
Indus Valley
Prehistoric period
2600–2000 B.C.
Object Place: Chanhu-Daro, Indus Valley, Pakistan
Medium/Technique
Terracotta; buff-colored clay painted with red slip and black decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 48.3 x 38.1 x 38.1 cm (19 x 15 x 15 in.)
Credit Line
Joint Expedition of the American School of Indic and Iranian Studies and the Museum of Fine Arts, 1935–1936 Season
Accession Number36.2977
CollectionsAsia
Provenance1935 - 1936, excavated at Chanhu Daro, Pakistan by the joint expedition of the American School of Indic and Iranian Studies and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; 1936, assigned to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 2, 1999)