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LOT 1830
Western Asiatic Style Fertility Figure Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 - 7 1/8 in. (636 grams total, 10 - 18 cm).
Comprising: one violin-type alabaster idol; a larger female idol in stone; three ceramic idols with pinched details; after the antique. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex London, UK, art market, 1990s.
From a London collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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