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LOT 0259
Anatolian Kusura Type Marble Idol
EARLY BRONZE AGE II, CIRCA 2700-2100 B.C.
5 1/8 in. (92 grams, 13 cm).
With D-shaped body, tapering shank and disc finial. [No Reserve]
Provenance
French private collection, formed between the 1960s-1970s.
Acquired from Bonhams, London, 23 October 2012, no.204.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages and the original Bonhams lot tag.
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