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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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