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LOT 1164
Western Asiatic Lead Male Votive Figure
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/4 in. (50 grams, 11 cm).
Naked standing facing with right arm held to the chest, the left to the abdomen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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