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LOT 1330
Chalcolithic Fertility Figure
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (88 grams, 82 mm high).
Formed as a seated female with pinched facial features, applied collar, arms bent and hands on the hips, flared skirt with separately moulded legs protruding; repaired.
Provenance
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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