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LOT 2511

Indus Valley Seated Terracotta Fertility Figure

4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

4 in. (35 grams, 10 cm).

A female with dome-shaped head and applied hair falling to the shoulders; pinched nose and applied eyes with indented pupils; applied open mouth wide shoulders with broad collar, small breasts below; arms to the side of body and bent at the elbows; legs together and bent at the knees. [No reserve]

Provenance

Ex David Gold collection; by repute from a group catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the 1980s.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 2511

Indus Valley Seated Terracotta Fertility Figure

Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

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