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LOT 1249
Syro-Hititte Bronze Male Idol
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/8 in. (38.3 grams, 11.1 cm).
Modelled in the round with onion-shaped head, raised collar and phallus, domed eyes. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Previously the property of an Islington, London, UK, dealer.
From a London, UK, private collector since circa 1990.
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