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LOT 2591
Indus Valley Clay Fertility Idol
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/4 in. (654 grams, 16 cm).
A hollow-formed bell-shaped idol, with applied, pinched facial features. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a Japanese gentleman, deceased (1970-2010); collected in the 1990s.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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