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LOT 1132

Western Asiatic Bone Bearded Figure

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

2 3/8 in. (7.37 grams, 59 mm).

Carved in the round with sockets to the eyes, drilled ears, wavy beard descending to the chest; genitals and stub legs; peg to top of head and another beneath feet, square panels at the arms; possibly a votive, or one element from a larger frieze. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a London antiquarian, 1980s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1132

Western Asiatic Bone Bearded Figure

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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