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LOT 0942
Chalcolithic Fertility Idol
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 5/8 in. (169 grams, 92 mm high).
Modelled at a highly stylised seated female figure with stub legs and outstretched stub arms, triangular head with simple facial features, conical breasts, buttocks and spine delineated with simple lines to rear.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a deceased London gentleman, 1979-1999; thence by descent.
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