Large Polished Stone Ritual Object

20TH CENTURY A.D.

13 3/8 in. (3.52 kg, 34 cm).

Columnar and tapering in form with rounded ends, reserved vertical rib and circle forming a 'phi' symbol. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. Christie's, New York, 8th June 2007, lot 59; and 5th June 2014, lot 51; and London, 6th July 2022, lot 55.

CONDITION

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