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LOT 2310
Indus Valley Terracotta Artefact Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
2 3/4 - 4 in. (561 grams total, 69-99 mm including stand).
Including seated woman with textured hair, dog, and other items each on a ceramic base. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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