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LOT 2120
Slavic Stone Idol Figure
7TH-9TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1 3/4 in. (8.96 grams, 44 mm).
Comprising a flat-section body of a naked man with an ovoid face, marked eyes, a T-shaped nose, the arms along the sides, and angular characters to the lower body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private collection formed in the 1960s.
Acquired at auction in the UK.
Cf. Chausidis, N., Eftimovski, I., ‘An Ithyphallic Idol from the Monastery of St. Naum near Ohrid’ in Studia Mythologica Slavica no.26, 2023, pp.7-85, T.II no.1, T.XI no.7, T.XVI, no.3-5-6, for similar.
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LOT 2120
Slavic Stone Idol Figure
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £425
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Slavic Stone Idol Figure
7th-9th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a flat-section body of a naked man with an ovoid face, marked eyes, a T-shaped nose, the arms along the sides, and angular characters to the lower body. 8.96 grams, 44 mm
From a private collection formed in the 1960s. Acquired at auction in the UK.
