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LOT 2343
Amlash Style Terracotta Idol
20TH CENTURY A.D.
14 1/8 in. (1.01 kg, 36 cm).
Columnar in form with wide hips, arms folded over, projecting navel and small breasts, domed face with pierced ears and a conical headdress; after the antique. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Leo (1922-1979) and Evelyn D. Farland (1930-2025), New York; thence by descent.
Private collection, London, UK.
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