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LOT 1331

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE IDOL WITH SEAL TO REVERSE
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (170 grams, 82 mm).

D-section figure with legs parallel and hands placed flat on the abdomen, ovoid head with lateral loops of hair; drilled incuse design to reverse. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Acquired before the early 1970s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Property of a London gentleman.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION
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