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LOT 1336
Western Asiatic Silver Standing Idol
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 in. (14.2 grams, 39 mm).
A freestanding sheet-silver idol of a standing human figure, anatomical features in repoussé technique, applied pellet eyes and twisted wire embellishing the headdress, attached to a vertical rectangular plaque, standing on a second square plaque with notched edges, remains of an offering vessel(?) at the feet. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Robin Symes gallery, Mayfair, UK, before 1999.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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