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LOT 2338

Stone Figural Carving

20TH CENTURY A.D.

6 in. (923 grams, 15.2 cm).

A high-relief carving of two kneeling figures dressed in loincloth, holding a large bald head; each with wide almond-shaped eyes, wide mouth and flat nose.

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.
Private collection, London, UK.

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LOT 2338

Stone Figural Carving

Sold for (Inc. bp): £105

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