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LOT 0633
Cypriot Terracotta Tubular Idol Head
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2000-1650 B.C.
3 in. (21.4 grams, 76 mm).
Columnar in form with lateral lugs pierced at the lower edge and impressed eyes; painted ings above and below; with old inked label to verso: '215'. [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.
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