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LOT 2303
South East Asian Rhyolite Idol
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. OR LATER
3 5/8 in. (463 grams, 93 mm).
Comprising bulbous conical head and body, low-relief facial features, arms forming a horizontal band; traces of pigment. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 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.
Literature
See the Gloman Meritt private collection of ancient artefacts from the Philippines for similar.
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