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LOT 1345
Judean Terracotta Head
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (90 grams, 83 mm).
Biconvex in section with moulded facial detailing, band of hair framing the face, vertically slashed collar,
Provenance
Ex London, UK, collection, 1970s.
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