Four Indus Valley pottery sculptures, circa 3300 - c. 1700 BC,…
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Four Indus Valley pottery sculptures, circa 3300 - c. 1700 BC, a Mehrgarh culture 'Zhob', or goddess of fertility, two Mehrgarh figures including the busts of a male and female deity and a seated figure of a mother cradling an infant, 5-11 cm (4). Provenance: from a private Australian collection

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