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LOT 2064

Bone Artefact Collection

20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER

2 1/2 - 10 1/2 in. (260 grams total, 6.2-26.6 cm).

Including a curved rib with carving of a human skeleton; stylised human figure mounted on a display stand. [3, 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.

CONDITION
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LOT 2064

Bone Artefact Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £104

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