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LOT 1067
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]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
Cf. Christie's, New York, 8th June 2007, lot 59; and 5th June 2014, lot 51; and London, 6th July 2022, lot 55.
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