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LOT 2261
Indus Valley Terracotta Figure Collection
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1 3/4 - 4 in. (453 grams total, 4.6-10.1 cm including stand).
Group of anthropomorphic figures in various poses, most 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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