C. 3rd millennium BC. Indus Valley. A lovely buff-coloured handmade fertility idol of characteristically abstract form with delineated legs, curved arms outstretched, voluptuous breasts situated beneath an incised pectoral collar, and broad shoulders. The highly stylized face presents with impressed circular eyes, a narrow nose, slender lips, and tall forehead topped with a neatly arranged coiffure. The Indus Valley Civilisation was an important Bronze Age culture which arose in c. 3300 BC and lasted until c. 1300, though its heyday, to which this idol belongs, was in the 3rd millennium BC. These fertility figures are common in the Indus Valley, and likely represent offerings to a deity in exchange for fertility and a healthy pregnancy. Excellent condition.Size: L:125mm / W:40mm ; 100g; Provenance: From an old British collection of Asian Art formed in the 1990 on the UK and European art market.