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LOT 0258
Anatolian Violin Type Marble Idol
2500-2300 B.C.
3 3/4 in. (36 grams total, 94 mm high including stand).
The schematic figure with a shallow lentoid-shaped cross-section; mounted on a custom-made display base.
Provenance
Acquired in Europe before 1995.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11866-206514.
Literature
Cf. Harvard Art Museums, object number 1965.519, for type.
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