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5 More detailed images would have helped the reader follow the descriptions.

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10 It should be stressed that as this sculpture was recovered in the 19th c. its provenance is not secure.

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13 In the case of more important or better-preserved pieces (i.e., cat. nos. 1-6), front, back and profile views are shown.

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