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LOT 2067
Large Indus Valley Style Painted Zebu Bull
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
11 in. (995 grams, 28 cm).
A hollow-formed ceramic zebu figurine with painted detailing to the body and horns, vent to the neck. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a London gentleman; acquired before 2000.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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