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LOT 2309
Indus Valley Terracotta Figure Collection
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
3 - 3 37/8 in. (493 grams total, 78-99 mm).
Including simians with extended tails and other types, one mounted on a ceramic base. [5, 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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