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LOT 2308
Indus Valley Clay Fertility Idol
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 in. (725 grams, 20.5 cm).
With a bell-shaped body, applied arms held across the chest, a trilobate head and a large pinched nose; hollow-formed. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, acquired in the 2000s.
Property of an English gentleman.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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With flared base, standing female with floor-length robe, applied facial and necklace detailing, arms bent and hands placed beneath the breasts; rear of the head hollow. 337 grams, 19.5 cm
Fine condition.
From a private Belgian collection; previously part of a private collection formed in Germany in the 1990s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
