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LOT 1210
Syro-Hittite Bronze Female Idol Figure
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/2 in. (64 grams, 91 mm).
Modelled as a stylised female with large head with pinched nose, elongated neck and legs, short applied arms.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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