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LOT 1956

Indus Valley Style Terracotta Bull Group

20TH CENTURY A.D.

3 1/4 - 4 1/8 in. (294 grams total, 85-105 mm).

A group of three zebu bulls, each with painted details. [3, No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, auction 156, nos.892 and 906; and 159, no.1513.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

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LOT 1956

Indus Valley Style Terracotta Bull Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £104

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