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Indus Valley Terracotta Fertility Idol Indus Valley Terracotta Fertility Idol Indus Valley Terracotta Fertility Idol
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LOT 2386

Indus Valley Terracotta Fertility Idol

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

8 1/8 in. (692 grams, 20.8 cm).

With bell-shaped ribbed body and squat head; applied brow-ridge, eyes and beaked nose; pointillé detailing to the eyes; arms bowed, hands holding an amphora to the chest. [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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LOT 2386

Indus Valley Terracotta Fertility Idol

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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