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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.

CONDITION

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LOT 2314

Indus Valley Terracotta Beast Head Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £104

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