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LOT 2265
Indus Valley Terracotta Figure Collection
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
2 3/4 - 4 in. (438 grams total, 7-10.3 cm).
Comprising mainly zoomorphic figures in various poses, some mounted on ceramic display base. [6, 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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