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LOT 1135
Vinca Terracotta Figurine
4TH MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
2 1/8 in. (15.7 grams, 54 mm).
Modelled in the round with stub arms and pointillé strap detailing, possibly Balkans. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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