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LOT 1734
Indus Valley Clay Fertility Idol
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/4 in. (845 grams, 18.5 cm hhigh).
With bell-shaped ribbed body and squat head, applied brow-ridge, eyes and beaked nose. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx North London, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
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