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LOT 0332
Iron Age Iberian Bronze Cult Male Figure
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
4 5/8 in. (92 grams total, 11.8 cm including stand).
Standing male figure with conical cap, exaggerated eyes, curved arms held before the chest, tab below the feet for mounting; supplied with a custom-made wooden stand.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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