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LOT 1696

Stone Age Idol Group

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.P.

3 5/8 - 4 1/4 in. (406 grams total, 9.2-10.7 cm).

Comprising: columnar type with one indented finial; cobble with reserved edges, centre removed to replicate an axehead; repaired. [2, 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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION
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LOT 1696

Stone Age Idol Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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