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LOT 0844
Eastern Roman Stone Child's Toy Figure
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (46.8 grams total, 73 mm including stand).
A well-carved white stone monkey statuette, with lower body absent, pierced through the shoulders to accept separately made arms; mounted on a custom-made stand.
Provenance
Acquired from Boisgirard and Associes, Arts d'Orient Archéologie, Paris, 5 April 2000, no.32.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0844
Eastern Roman Stone Child's Toy Figure
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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