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Indus Valley Pottery Nude Female Idol, TL Tested

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Indus Valley Pottery Nude Female Idol, TL Tested

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Description

Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Mehrgarh culture, ca. 3500 to 2800 BCE. A beautiful pottery female figure depicted nude with a rare, curly coiffure, as well as a voluptuous, hourglass figure with bulbous breasts, a slender waist, and broad hips. Wearing only a layered necklace and veil, she sits with legs slightly bent and arms extended outwards from her square shoulders. Her coiled hair frames her minimalist visage of annular, drilled eyes and a beak-like nose. Size: 1.4" W x 4.5" H (3.6 cm x 11.4 cm); 4.9" H (12.4 cm) on included custom stand.

This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report is available to the buyer upon request.

Provenance: private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-John B. Kendrick II collection, Denver, Colorado, USA, acquired 1965 to 1990; John B. Kendrick II, son of John B. Kendrick, former Wyoming Governor and US Senator 1930s

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Condition

Missing lower left leg, lower left arm, and right foot. Some light surface abrasions. Otherwise, very nice with rich earthen deposits. TL holes to end of left leg and left underside of left shoulder.

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Indus Valley Pottery Nude Female Idol, TL Tested

Name: Indus Valley Pottery Nude Female Idol, TL Tested
SKU: 140373111
Price: 1100 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,100 - $1,650

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