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LOT 1350
Western Asiatic Terracotta Standing Idol
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 in. (69 grams, 15 cm high).
Freestanding, with a pinched face, elaborate applied hairstyle, circular eyes and prick-decorated collar, hand clasped with palms to chest; repaired.
Provenance
Acquired in the 1970s.
Ex European private collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1350
Western Asiatic Terracotta Standing Idol
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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