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LOT 2238
South East Asian Stone Elephant Funerary Idol
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. OR LATER
4 3/8 in. (481 grams, 11.3 cm).
A rhyolite idol with zoomorphic head, low-relief facial features, including a trunk which is pierced latitudinally; traces of red pigment. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the Asian art market before 2000.
Ex property of a UK gallery.
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