MOTHER GODDESS INDO VALLEY DATE: III millennium... Lot 13

MOTHER GODDESS INDO VALLEY DATE: III millennium B.C. MATERIAL AND TECHNIQUE: clay depurated ivory, modeled by hand Statuette depicting a mother goddess naked, in a seated position with elaborate hairstyle of hair, numerous necklaces that cover the entire neckline, stylized head with hollow eyes and bird beak, with outstretched arms, large spherical breasts, bust and tapered legs PRODUCTION: Mehrgar culture, Indus Valley, Baluchistan, Pakistan. STATE OF CONSERVATION: intact except for a recomposed leg DIMENSIONS: h. cm 13 ORIGIN: Private collection, Milan CFR.: C. Jarrige, Les figurines humaines au Baluchistan in Le cités oublièes de l'Indus, Paris 1988 p. 87, figg.