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LOT 2529
Balochistan Terracotta Female Figurine
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/2 in. (470 grams, 19 cm).
With bell-shaped robe, arms folded supporting the breasts, row of impressed circles forming the necklace, pinched facial details with oversized brow and ears, applied disc earrings and eyes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old Tokyo collection; previously the property of a Japanese gentleman since the early 1990s.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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