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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.
ProvenanceAcquired 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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The Nastaʿlīq is one of the most important and widespread calligraphic styles used to write Farsi and was developed in Iran in the 8th and 9th centuries.
