A sweet Harappan dish from the Indus Valley, ca. 2500 - 1800 BC. This finely made example is 4 inches in diameter and stands on a flat base. It is decorated with a series of Ibex set off with linear d?cor and encircling a central solar symbol with raised center. Intact, with good paint, strong mineral encrustation and a manufacturing flaw along the rim that gives it character. (IV574)