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Lot 53*

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

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Three Cycladic marble heads
Circa 2600-2200 B.C.
One small example of the Spedos Variety, the u-shaped head with a slight backward tilt and wedge-shaped nose, 1½in (3.7cm) high; a larger Spedos example set on a long neck, 2 3/8in (3.7cm) high; and a small head of Chalandriani Variety with a triangular head and flaring neck, 1 5/8in (4.1cm) high, mounted (3)

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Provenance:
Collection of the late Anthony Quinn (21 April 1915 – 03 June 2001), acquired between the 1960s and 1970s.

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