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LOT 1385
Syro-Hittite Bronze Male Idol
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 in. (36.5 grams, 78 mm).
Round-section body with pinched facial detailing, right arm raised and bent, left hand protecting the genitals. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePreviously the property of an Islington, London, UK, dealer.
From a London, UK, private collector since circa 1990.
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