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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]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, 1980s.
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