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LOT 1918
Indus Valley Style Terracotta Idol Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
3 1/2 - 5 in. (214 grams total, 9-13 cm).
Each a nude female with headdress. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex property 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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