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THE UPPER PART OF A CYPRIOT PICROLITE IDOL
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THE UPPER PART OF A CYPRIOT PICROLITE IDOL

CHALCOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3900-2500 B.C.

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THE UPPER PART OF A CYPRIOT PICROLITE IDOL
CHALCOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3900-2500 B.C.
The cruciform figure with stylized head, the outstretched arms carved with double wrist bands in relief
2¼ in. (5.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Colonel Norman Colville M.C. (1893-1974).
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Cf. V. Karageorghis, Ancient Art from Cyprus, The Cesnola Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2000, p. 10, figs. 10-12; and G. Papathanassopoulos (ed.), Neolithic Culture in Greece, Athens, 1996, p. 347, fig. 326 for similar examples of the type.

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