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LOT 2364

South East Asian Stone Head

18TH CENTURY A.D.

11 1/4 in. (2.65 kg total, 28.5 cm including stand).

Carved in the round with exaggerated ears and lentoid eyes. gusseted mouth and ribbed hair; mounted on a display stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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LOT 2364

South East Asian Stone Head

Sold for (Inc. bp): £98

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