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Parthian Style Marble Female Dignitary Parthian Style Marble Female Dignitary Parthian Style Marble Female Dignitary
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LOT 1950

Parthian Style Marble Female Dignitary

20TH CENTURY A.D OR EARLIER

9 3/4 in. (720 grams, 25 cm).

Carved in the round nude female supporting her weight on her left arm and thigh, holding a rectangular block to her side beneath her breast. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.

CONDITION
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LOT 1950

Parthian Style Marble Female Dignitary

Sold for (Inc. bp): £494

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