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LOT 2392
African Terracotta Idol
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
8 in. (828 grams, 20.5 cm).
Modelled in the round with detailed head and face on a curved column. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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