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LOT 1910
Cycladic Idol Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 - 5 3/4 in. (366 grams total, 7.6-14.5 cm).
Comprising three reproduction items, a carved 'stargazer' idol and fragments; the head with old labels to the reverse: 'No 2265' and 'Ex Goulandris Collection'. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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