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LOT 1297
Western Asiatic Stone Idol and Other Artefact Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 7/8 - 3 3/4 in. (586 grams total, 48-94 mm including stand).
Including phallus, heads, fusiform bead and other items, some on a ceramic base. [9, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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