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LOT 0374
Iron Age Celtic Stone Figure
6TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
18 1/2 in. (29.6 kg, 47 cm).
Carved in the round granite figure comprising: a bulbous head with panel of hair to the rear; broad brow, incised scaphoid eyes, triangular nose and open mouth; barrel-shaped body with stubby bent arms and hands placed open on the chest and abdomen; vertical line to chest; lower body absent. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePreviously in the private collection of Mr Louis-Pierre Bresset (1902-1988), Castle Rochelambert, Haute-Loire.
Thence by descent.
Olivier Coutau-Bégarie, Paris, 23 February 2023, no.33 [€14,812.00].
Accompanied by French cultural passport no.242849.
Accompanied by copies of a previous illustrated catalogue page and illustrated note on the provenance.
Accompanied by a copy of a signed Art Loss Register declaration no.S00230440, dated 17th March 2023.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12433-225437.
Cf. Jackson, S., Celtic and Other Stone Heads, Shipley, 1973, for similar examples.
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