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LOT 2465

Indus Valley Terracotta Figure Collection

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER

2 3/4 - 3 1/4 in. (327 grams total, 72-84 mm).

Including simians with extended tails and other types, one mounted on a ceramic base. [4, 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.
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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LOT 2465

Indus Valley Terracotta Figure Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £104

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