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LOT 1427
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol Head
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 5/8 in. (17.7 grams, 42 mm).
Tongue-shaped panel with integrally-moulded facing female bust, hair in radiating braids, transverse headband, lateral plaits, exaggerated lentoid eyes; plain to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet(s) with reference no.A82.
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