LARGE BACTRIAN STONE COLUMN IDOL. Ca. 1800 - 1500 BC A large stone idol of columnar form, the sides tapering inwards to a narrow waist before flaring again towards flat terminals, the shaft with a shallow longitudinal groove extending between them. Size: 320mm x 160mm; Weight: 11.78kg. Provenance: Private London collector (H.G); formerly in Japanese 1980s collection. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 7540, A House on the Wiltshire Downs, 6 March 2008, Lot 66.