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LOT 0607
Roman Bone Female Idol
EASTERN EMPIRE, 3RD CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (36 grams, 14 cm).
Female figure with tiered hairstyle, carved face with carinated nose and slit mouth, stepped collar, conical garment wrapped around her lower body; attachment points for separate arms (absent).
Provenance
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
Literature
See British Museum, accession number 1853,1219.60, for a comparable (partial) figure.
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LOT 0607
Roman Bone Female Idol
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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