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LOT 1242
Bactrian Stone Idol
CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
2 1/4 in. (148 grams, 58 mm).
Carved alabaster with Y-shaped groove to the obverse, collector's label to the underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
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