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LOT 2115
Indus Valley Pottery Fertility Figure
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/4 in. (41 grams, 10.8 cm).
White clay with applied details to the hair, collar, arms and breasts. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx M Schoyen collection, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. similar fragment in the British Museum under accession no. 1939,0619.206.
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