Indus Valley Mehrgarh Pottery Seated Goddess Figure

Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Mehrgarh culture, ca. 3500 to 2800 BCE. An intriguing, hand-built pottery figure known as a mother goddess shown in a seated position with delineated legs stretched out in front of her gently tapering waistline. Slender arms project outwards from rounded shoulders, and perky breasts peek out beneath her semicircular collar. Her abstract, elongated head bears a pair of impressed eyes, a nubbin nose, and a tall forehead framed by her coiffure and a slightly taller headwrap. Size: 1.65" W x 3.625" H (4.2 cm x 9.2 cm); 4.1" H (10.4 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private Los Angeles, California, USA collection, acquired in the 1980s

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Condition Report: Restoration to both arms below clavicle as well as both legs below thighs, with overpainting and thick earthen material along new material and break lines. Abrasions and light encrustations to head and upper body as shown. Light earthen deposits throughout. Old inventory label beneath bottom of figure.