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Lot 251Y

A Byzantine ivory male head inlay

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

Sold for £1,875 inc. premium

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A Byzantine ivory male head inlay
Circa 5th-7th Century A.D.
With long straight hair and close-cropped fringe, each lock finely drilled, the eyes with drilled pupils, the nose with drilled nostrils, with slightly open mouth and pointy chin, 1½in (3cm) high

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Provenance:
Acquired from Lennox Gallery, London, in 1998.
R. Bussey Collection, UK, circa 1969.

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