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LOT 1101
Bactrian Ritual Stone Idol
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
18 1/8 in. (4.6 kg, 46 cm).
Round-section columnar bar with tapering ends, pecked texturing. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From 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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