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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]

Provenance

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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0531

Cypriot Bone Idol

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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