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LOT 2105

Indus Valley Clay Fertility Figurine

33RD-13TH CENTURY B.C. OR LATER

5 7/8 in. (711 grams, 15 cm).

Tubular figurine depicting a stylised female with one arm extended, conical breasts and eyes, necklace of impressed points and similar detail to the ears, applied facial features. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

CONDITION
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LOT 2105

Indus Valley Clay Fertility Figurine

Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

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