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LOT 2231
South East Asian Stone Funerary Idol
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
5 in. (6.4 grams, 12.5cm).
A rhyolite funerary idol with bulbous head and body, low-relief facial features, arms forming a horizontal band; traces of red pigment. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a South East Asia collector; formerly acquired on the Asian art market before 2000.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
See the Gloman Meritt private collection of ancient artefacts from the Philippines for similar.
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