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LOT 1404
Western Asiatic Bronze Idol
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (11.6 grams, 22.2 mm).
Depicting a stylised face with grooved hair and small ring-and-dot eyes, a wide nose and slit mouth. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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