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LOT 1224
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol Collection
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/4 - 5 1/8 in. (642 grams total, 9.5-13 cm including stand).
Mixed group including one with hands pressed together, one with arms spread wide and other types. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
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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