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LOT 2320
Indus Valley Clay Fertility Idol
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/2 in. (411 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. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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