Indus Valley Bone Sculpture Human Riding Quadruped
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Description
Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A hand-carved bone figure depicting a stylized human grasping the top of a large quadruped's head, perhaps a bull. The figure presents nude atop the sizable creature, suggesting that they are perhaps a performer or acrobat in the act of entertaining. Size: 2.04" L x 0.68" W x 1.51" H (5.2 cm x 1.7 cm x 3.8 cm)
Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, inherited via grandfather, who collected before 1980
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#185132
Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, inherited via grandfather, who collected before 1980
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#185132
Condition
Repairs to back legs and small losses in several areas as shown. Abrasions and expected ossification, with softening to finer details. Nice preservation to overall form.
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Indus Valley Bone Sculpture Human Riding Quadruped
Estimate $1,000 - $1,500
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Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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