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LOT 1894

Georgian Carved Limestone Skull Stele

CIRCA 17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.

13 3/4 in. (18.7 kg, 35 cm).

Rectangular in profile with keyhole-shaped reserved panel and horizontal slot at the mandible; ledge to rear of upper face. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From Pickering, Yorkshire, UK.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a West Midlands, UK, private collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1894

Georgian Carved Limestone Skull Stele

Sold for (Inc. bp): £494

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