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LOT 2319
Indus Valley Clay Fertility Idol Collection
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/4 - 9 5/8 in. (1.78 kg total, 16-24.5 cm including stand).
A standing female in bell-shaped robe and ribbed headdress, pinched nose and mouth with almond-shaped eyes, hands held together in front of the abdomen; one standing figure in bell-shaped robe and ribbed headdress, large ears and chin with large circular eyes, hands held together in front of the chest; a seated figure showing the feet, with elaborate headdress, modelled nose, mouth and almond-shaped eyes, showing signs of original pigment; all mounted on custom-made display stands. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a West London gentleman; from a private collection since 1989.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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