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LOT 2113

Indus Valley Clay Fertility Figurine

33RD-13TH CENTURY B.C.

6 7/8 in. (468 grams, 17.5 cm high).

Tubular figurine depicting a stylised female wearing a necklace and headdress, hands holding the breasts, raised linear hem to the bell-shaped skirt, pinched 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.

Literature

See Kenoyer, J.M., Ancient Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization, 1998, for discussion.

CONDITION

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LOT 2113

Indus Valley Clay Fertility Figurine

Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

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