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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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LOT 2303

South East Asian Rhyolite Idol

Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

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