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LOT 0078
Archaic Greek Terracotta Seated Goddess Group
5TH CENTURY B.C.
6 1/8 - 7 7/8 in. (778 grams total, 15.5-20 cm).
Each depicting a goddess seated on a wide high-backed throne and wearing a long dress, her hands resting on the lap. [3, No Reserve]
Provenancewith H.A.C., Basel, prior 1999.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Biers, W.R., The Archaeology of Greece. An Introduction, Ithaca-London, 1987, fig.8.63, p.236, for similar.
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