Ethereal Amri-Nal, Indus Valley, Footed Terracotta Bowl, c. 2400 BC shunga print on cloth all the better for the

all the better for the wear to the fabric

and representing a wide variety of techniques

and teeming with a sense of history

and I think quite a work of art

Ethereal Amri-Nal, Indus Valley, Footed Terracotta Bowl, c. 2400 BC shunga print on cloth all the better for theI purchased this from a favorite antiques shop just over the NH border in Vermont, one of the owners of which has a particular devotion to ancient things, and from whom I've bought a few small wonders as much for my own joy to spend a little time with as to sell, but a seller I am (though I'll be very glad to keep this one.) It is a c. 2400 BC decorated terracotta bowl from the Amri Nal culture, known for its distinctive pottery, including light buff