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LOT 0111
Kiliya Idol Head Collection
4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 - 3 3/8 in. (79.7 grams total, 76-87 mm including stand).
Group comprising: (a) horizontal oval face with long, straight nose and small ears; back of head flat, very slender neck; (b) pointed top of head, long straight nose, ears positioned low on the head, nose and top of head slightly worn; (c) head with pointed top curving backwards; slender neck and long straight nose, small ears; mounted on custom-made display stand. [3]
Provenancewith Gorny & Mosch Auction, Munich, 11 July 2006, nos.612.1, 613.1 & 613.2.
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LOT 0111
Kiliya Idol Head Collection
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£550 (EUR 638; USD 743) ‡+BP*
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