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LOT 1964
Mixed Stone Idol Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
1 5/8 - 2 3/4 in. (778 grams total, 41-71 mm including stand).
Including columnar, tongue-shaped, anthropomorphic and other types each on a ceramic base. [7, 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.
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