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LOT 2400
Indus Valley Terracotta Fertility Idol
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
4 7/8 in. (56 grams, 12.4 cm).
Modelled in the round with large D-shaped headdress, pinched nose, applied eyes, multi-strand applied collars; seated pose with knees slightly bent, arms extended; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Martin Schoyen London collection, previously with Alexander Gotz, London, UK.
LiteratureCf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 2001.794.247a, b, for similar.
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