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LOT 0857

Sold for (Inc. bp): £25,000

STONE AGE CYCLADIC STATUE HEAD
3RD MILLENNIUM BC
9" (2 kg, 23cm).

A carved marble stylised idol head with sloped posture, D-shaped face with reserved triangular nose, ledge to the reverse, long slender neck.

PROVENANCE:
Private collection, London, UK; formed 1970s-1980s; formerly in the private French collection of M. Foroughi; acquired in the 1960s; accompanied by a copy of Art Loss Register certificate number S00097176, and an original French Archaeological Passport number 156504.

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