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LOT 0260
Amorite Terracotta Idol of a Standing Woman
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/8 in. (153 grams, 13.8 cm).
Modelled in the round female figure standing with stub arms, applied breasts and pectoral cross-straps with central disc; applied collar of discs and mask with segmented detailing to eyes and reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1993.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss register certificate, no.S00027857.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0260
Amorite Terracotta Idol of a Standing Woman
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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