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LOT 1887
Celtic Style Sandstone Stele
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
17 in. (19.25 kg, 43 cm).
Carved in the round in a naive style with D-shaped face, reserved arms and recessed torso; recessed facial features incised starburst to chest. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Buxton, Derbyshire, UK, since circa 1940.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a West Midlands, UK, private collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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