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LOT 1903
Western Asiatic Style Stone Idol Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 - 8 in. (1.53 kg total, 9.1-20.5 cm).
Comprising five idols replicating known types, including two eye-idols. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
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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