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LOT 1751
Western Asiatic Bone Idol
2ND CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (7.14 grams, 74.82 mm).
Rectangular in section with waisted profile, incised zigzag, ring-and-dot and other motifs to both faces. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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