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LOT 1369
Western Asiatic Alabaster Eye Idol Head
CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (2.28 grams, 15.85 mm).
Modelled in the round with two adjacent discs on a stem, ring-and-dot eye detailing. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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