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LOT 1324

Western Asiatic Terracotta Standing Idol

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

4 in. (33 grams, 10.1 cm high).

Free-standing; formed with a pinched face, hair held in a bun at the back of the head, arms folded across the waist, wearing a neck collar and possibly a headdress; splayed foot.

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 1324

Western Asiatic Terracotta Standing Idol

Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)

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