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LOT 2314
Indus Valley Terracotta Beast Head Group
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 - 6 1/2 in. (253 grams total, 15-16.5 cm).
One a spout(?) with circular open mouth, ram's horns and band of roundels to the neck; one with long porcine snout, applied lentoid eyes and brow-ridge, painted stripe detailing; each mounted on a custom-made stand. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a UK collection; acquired on the London art market in 2004; formerly in a 1970s collection.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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