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LOT 2193
Indus Valley Ceramic Fertility Idol
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/8 in. (326 grams, 13 cm high).
Modelled as a free-standing, stylised female figure with a pinched face, dressed hair, bulbous breasts and hands pressed palms-down against her torso and waist.
Provenance
Private collection, 1989.
Acquired on the UK art market.
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