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LOT 2294
Indus Valley Clay Fertility Idol
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/2 in. (337 grams, 19.5 cm).
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. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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