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Indus Valley Merghargh Female Holding Offering
Indus Valley Merghargh Female Holding Offering
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**Originally Listed At $400**

Central Asia, Indus Valley, Meghargh period, ca. 3500 to 2800 BCE. A hand-built standing female pottery figure presenting an offering in her hands, depicted in fine detail with deep-set round eyes, a beak-like nose making for an almost bird-like visage, and a veiled headdress falling over her shoulders with circular termini. This Bronze Age piece dates to the Meghargh periods IV - VI; scholars now believed that the pottery of Meghargh supersedes that of Mesopotamia in being the earliest known polychrome ceramics produced by humans. Custom stand. Size: 4.125" H (10.5 cm); 4.5" H (11.4 cm) on stand

Provenance: private New Jersey USA collection, acquired over twenty years ago

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#121580
Condition
Upper section of head has been restored and figure shows areas of resurfacing.
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Indus Valley Merghargh Female Holding Offering

Estimate $350 - $525
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Starting Price $175
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