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LOT 0229
Bactrian Polished Black Stone Ritual Object
CIRCA 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
31 1/2 in. (9.1 kg total, 80 cm high including stand).
Carved in the round and given a slender, biconical form; polished; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
Provenance
with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1969.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11872-206905.
Literature
Cf. Christie's, New York, 8th June 2007, lot 59; and 5th June 2014, lot 51; and London, 6th July 2022, lot 55.
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