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LOT 0216
Romano-Parthian Bone Idol of a Female
EASTERN ROMAN, 3RD CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
7 1/2 in. (77 grams, 19 cm high).
Depicting a female figure with elaborately tied hairstyle, semi-naturalistic facial and anatomical detailing and geometric detailing to the garment wrapped around her lower body; stub arms; copper-alloy rivets to the shoulders.
Provenance
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
Literature
See The British Museum, museum number 1853,1219.60, for a comparable (partial) figure.
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