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LOT 2132
South East Asian Stone Head
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
4 1/2 in. (620 grams, 11.3 cm).
Carved in the round with rounded facial features and exaggerated nose, tall segmented headdress. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
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