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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A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.

Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.

#172669

  • 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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