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LOT 1173
Large Western Asiatic Terracotta Statue Head
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/4 in. (600 grams, 16 cm).
A hollow-formed figure or idol head with conical cap, pinched facial form, applied brows and other detailing; mounted on a stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire lady; formerly in the Igor Karmiloff collection (1925-2016), UN economist and author of Flashbacks, Icons of Impermanence, Bloomington, 2009; acquired in the 1950s-early 1990s.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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