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LOT 2173
Indus Valley Fertility Idol Group
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 5/8 - 12 3/4 in. (3.07 kg total, 27 - 32.5 cm high including stand).
The trio formed as bell-shaped female figures with stylised facial features in relief, the hands of two clasped together in front of the stomach; hollow-formed; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. [3]
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1989.
Acquired on the UK art market.
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