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LOT 2108

Indus Valley Terracotta Figure Group

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

4 - 4 1/4 in. (350 grams total, 10.4-11 cm including stand).

Comprising three simians, one holding her young and the others with hands on hips, each with a stub tail; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. [3, 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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LOT 2108

Indus Valley Terracotta Figure Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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