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LOT 2474
Stone Age Neanderthal Skull Reproduction
20TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/4 in. (1.91 kg, 23.5 cm).
Ceramic model of the cranium of a Neanderthal with upper mandible and dentition. [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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