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LOT 2073
Mother Goddess Idol Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 - 5 3/8 in. (379 grams total, 9.6-13.7 cm).
Comprising two reproduction versions of the 'Venus of Dolní Věstonice' and a third figure with stub arms. [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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