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LOT 1957
Indus Valley Style 'Mohenjo-Daro' Terracotta Idol Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
2 1/2 - 6 1/2 in. (327 grams total, 6-16cm).
A mixed group of four terracotta female idols comprising: one supine, nude with applied hair and facial features; one similar, legs bent; one with radiating spike to the headdress seated on a stool; one T-shaped, supine with rosettes to the headdress. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a London gentleman; acquired before 2000.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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