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Indus Valley Cylindrical Clay Fertility Figure Indus Valley Cylindrical Clay Fertility Figure Indus Valley Cylindrical Clay Fertility Figure
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LOT 2304

Indus Valley Cylindrical Clay Fertility Figure

3300-1300 B.C.

7 1/2 in. (925 grams, 19 cm high).

A bell-shaped fertility figure with squat, bulbous head, stylised face composed of raised features including a heavy brow, pinched nose, and circular eyes; hollow-formed. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970-2010.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

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LOT 2304

Indus Valley Cylindrical Clay Fertility Figure

Sold for (Inc. bp): £104

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