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LOT 1393
Cycladic Alabaster Idol Head
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (3 1/4 in.) (37.89 grams total, 23 mm (84 mm including stand)).
An oval head with raised linear nose; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
Provenance
Private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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