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LOT 2637
South East Asian Terracotta Funerary Mask
INDONESIA, 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. OR LATER
7 3/8 in. (310 grams, 18.6 cm).
Semi-circular, slightly curved body with two eye-holes and incised stylised facial details; pierced at the outer edges for attachment. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
See discussion of ceramics in Mijares, A.S.B., The Archaeology of Peñablanca Cave Sites, Northern Luzon, Philippines in Journal of Austronesian Studies 1(2), December 2005; and Thiel, B., Excavations at Musang Cave, Northeast Luzon, Philippines, in Asian Perspectives, Vol. 28, no. 1.
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LOT 2637
South East Asian Terracotta Funerary Mask
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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