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LOT 2214

Celtic Style Stone Head of a Deity

19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.

9 5/8 in. (3.25 kg total, 24.6 cm including stand).

Of irregular rounded profile with incised zigzag hairline, reserved almond-shaped eyes and vertical bar nose, incised left ear; mounted on a custom-made stand; after the antique. [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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 2214

Celtic Style Stone Head of a Deity

Sold for (Inc. bp): £221

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