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LOT 1169
Western Asiatic Anatolian Kusura Type Marble Idol
EARLY BRONZE AGE II, CIRCA 2700-2100 B.C.
3 7/8 in. (26 grams, 99 mm).
With D-shaped body, tapering shank and disc finial. [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.
Cf. similar in Museum of Fine Arts, Boston under accession no.1984.96.
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