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LOT 1589
Vinca Terracotta Standing Idol
5TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/4 in. (79 grams, 11 cm).
With pinched facial features, stub arms and conjoined legs; vertical linear detailing for the robe, vertical lines to the back for hair. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Wedemeyer collection; acquired in the 1970s.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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