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LOT 2039
Indus Valley Style Terracotta Bull Statue
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
8 3/4 in. (704 grams, 22 cm).
A hollow-formed zebu figurine in reclining pose with socket between the horns, painted detailing. [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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