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LOT 1806
Mother Goddess Idol Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 - 2 3/4 in. (97 grams total, 45-71 mm).
Comprising reproductions of a 'Venus of Dolní Věstonice' type and two crouching figures with looped arms. [3, 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.
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