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LOT 1860
Celtic Style 'Boa Island Type' Carved Limestone Figure
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
23 1/8 in. (33.1 kg, 59 cm).
Squat in profile with bulbous head, reserved facial features, crossed arms in front of the chest. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Belfast deceased estate.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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