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LOT 1450
Stone Age Terracotta Figure Head
CIRCA 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (78 grams total including stand, 36 mm).
Biconvex in profile with applied eyes and mouth, 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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