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LOT 0531
Cypriot Bone Idol
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 7/8 in. (2.12 grams, 47 mm).
Carved in the round with incised collar, belt and facial features, pierced at the top of the head. [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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From 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.
