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LOT 1192
Kylia Type Alabaster Idol
CIRCA 3300-3000 B.C.
1 in. (3.02 grams, 25 mm).
Modelled as a nude figure with wide hips and disproportionate arms, head absent. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired from Lowerdes Antiquaries, 1984.
Private collection, London, UK.
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