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Lot 173*

1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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An Amlash terracotta steatopygous idol
Iran, early 1st Millennium B.C.
The female figure with exaggerated broad hips and buttocks, short tapering legs, with short arms crossed over her chest, the bulbous head with a rounded headdress, 6in (15cm) high

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Provenance:
Swiss private collection formed in the 1970s.

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