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LOT 1638
Vinca Clay Standing Idol
NEOLITHIC, 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
7 1/2 in. (405 grams including stand, 19 cm).
With triangular headdress, stub arms extended laterally, incised chevron detailing to face and body; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection; acquired on the French art market.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Villes, A & Luci, K., Dieux des Balkans. Figurines Néolithiques du Kosovo, Paris, 2015, for discussion.
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