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LOT 2313
Indus Valley Terracotta Figure Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1 5/8 - 2 7/8 in. (441 grams total, 41-73 mm).
Including quadrupeds, a bird and human figures, all on square display bases. [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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