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LOT 1509
Stone Age Cave Drawing of a Quadruped
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
13 1/2 in. (15.15 kg, 34.5 cm).
Dressed stone panel with incised image of a horned animal in profile; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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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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.
