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LOT 2293
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]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
See Kenoyer, J.M., Ancient Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization, 1998, for discussion.
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From the property of a London gentleman; previously in the private collection of the late David Gold, formed 1970s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
'David Gold amassed a sizable collection of Indus Valley pottery, both vessels and figurative during his retirement, a plaque to David and his brother was recently unveiled by Westminster Council above 43 Carnaby Street, commemorating their business that made Carnaby Street synonymous with fashion in the 1960s.'
