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LOT 2478

Indus Valley Terracotta Ram and Cow Group

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

3 3/4 - 4 in. (412 grams total, 9.3-10.3 cm).

With black markings on the heads, bodies, tails and legs; each pierced once in a similar position. [4, No Reserve]

Provenance

Property of a North West London gentleman; part of his father's collection formed during the 1980s.
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.

CONDITION

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LOT 2478

Indus Valley Terracotta Ram and Cow Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £260

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