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LOT 1221
Hittite Ceramic Idol Head
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (11 grams, 30 mm).
Head with applied headdress, eyes and earrings, pointillé nostrils and collar. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx an important Dutch collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1970s.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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