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LOT 1871
Mother Goddess Idol Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 - 3 3/4 in. (175 grams total, 76-94 mm including stand).
Including a reproduction of the 'Venus of Willendorf' and other types. [3, 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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