Sale 9599
London, South Kensington
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13 May 2003
Price realised
GBP 1,762
Estimate
AN ANATOLIAN MARBLE IDOL, KUSURA TYPE EARLY BRONZE AGE II, CIRCA 2700-2300 B.C. Of stylized form, the square shouldered body with long neck and disc-shaped head, 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) high; another similar, smaller with short neck, repaired, 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) high; and a Syrian terracotta figure of an idol, stylized, standing with arms folded and hair falling in long tresses, repaired with restoration, circa 2000 B.C., 5 in. (12.7 cm.) high (3)
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