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LOT 2572
Indus Valley Clay Cylindrical Fertility Figure
CIRCA 3300-1300 B.C.
8 in. (658 grams, 20.5 cm high).
Composed of a bell-shaped body and squat head, arms cupping conical breasts, applied circular eyes, pierced decoration at the neck; hollow-formed. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970-2010.
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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