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LOT 2551
Indus Valley Terracotta Fertility Idol
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
4 3/4 in. (60.2 grams, 12 cm).
With large D-shaped head, star-shaped headdress, pinched nose and multi-strand collars; knees slightly bend, arms extended. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex North London gentleman; formerly in a private collection formed between 1990 and 2000.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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