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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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LOT 2528

Indus Valley Terracotta Idol Head Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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