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LOT 2049
South East Asian Rhyolite Idol
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (752 grams, 86 mm).
Comprising bulbous head and body, low-relief facial features, arms forming a horizontal band; traces of pigment. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the Asian art market before 2000.
Ex property of a UK gallery.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See the Gloman Meritt private collection of ancient artefacts from the Philippines for similar.
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