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LOT 0245
Western Asiatic Terracotta Idol
2250-2000 B.C.
5 1/4 in. (41 grams, 13.5 cm).
Modelled with a pinched, bird-like head and face with large circular eyes, two applied ornamental collars, stub arms and splayed foot.
Provenance
with Geneve Enchere, December 2017, no.790.
Private collection, Europe.
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