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LOT 1804
Sumerian Style Bone Carving of a God
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (3.73 grams, 49 mm).
Carved in the round and standing on a small rectangular pedestal, wearing a pleated robe; hands clasped at the waist; stylised facial features with large eyes rimmed with dark colour, the eyebrows indicated in a similar fashion, bald head a long beard extending above the hands; after the antique. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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