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LOT 1829
Larger Than Lifesize Celtic Style Stone Head
20TH CENTURY A.D.
13 3/4 in. (27.15 kg, 35 cm).
Carved in the round with long hair awn back from the face, elliptical eye sockets, high cheekbones and grimacing mouth, [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a West Midlands, UK, private collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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