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LOT 1730
Indus Valley Clay Fertility Figurine
33RD-13TH CENTURY B.C.
10 5/8 in. (847 grams, 27 cm high).
Comprising a tubular figurine depicting a stylised female with hands cupping the breasts, necklace of impressed points and similar detail to the bell-shaped skirt, pinched facial features. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Paris collection.
French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s.
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