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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]
ProvenanceFrom 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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