Description:

**Originally Listed At $400**

Central Asia, Pakistan/ Afghanistan, Mehrgarh period (pre-Indus Valley civilization), ca. 2800 to 2600 BCE. A characteristically bird-faced Indus Valley female figurine, positioned in a slight crouch, with her hands extended outward. She wears what appears to be a large collar or pectoral, thick, cuff-like bracelets and anklets, and some kind of head covering over her hair. Bird-faced figurines like this one are found throughout the region. Although their meaning is unclear - most female figures found by largely male archaeologists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century were immediately given the title "fertility idol," but more recent interpretations suggest that these figures probably had much more nuanced and varied symbolism. She may represent a goddess, a matriarch, or a worshipper, or some other identity that we cannot even guess. Size: 2.05" W x 5.55" H (5.2 cm x 14.1 cm); 5.8" H (14.7 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: The Dere Family Collection, New York, USA, assembled 1970's-2000's; ex-Khan Family Collection, New Jersey, USA, acquired in 1980's

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#137008

  • Condition: Top of headdress is lost and the figure has been repaired at one arm and the side of the head. Rich deposits on the surface.

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