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LOT 1125

Bactrian Stone Column Idol

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

24 1/2 in. (6 kg, 62 cm).

Fusiform in profile and circular in section with rounded ends.

Provenance

Previously in the Rabi Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK.
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1125

Bactrian Stone Column Idol

Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)

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