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LOT 2528
Indus Valley Terracotta Idol Head Collection
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 - 5 in. (442 grams total, 4-12.5 cm).
Hollow-formed with applied facial details. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a London gentleman; acquired from his father's collection.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; 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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