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LOT 1270

Syro-Hittite Bronze Male Idol

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

2 7/8 in. (23 grams, 72 mm).

Flat-section casting with pinched nose and impressed-point etes, right arm extended, left hand supporting an axe, prominent phallus. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Previously the property of an Islington, London, UK, dealer.
From a London, UK, private collector since circa 1990.

CONDITION

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LOT 1270

Syro-Hittite Bronze Male Idol

Sold for (Inc. bp): £182

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