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LOT 0067
Archaic Greek Terracotta Standing Figure
7TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
6 3/4 in. (277 grams total, 17 cm high including stand).
Modelled in the round figure standing with arms raised, head tilted upward with shoulder-length hair and horned cap, collar to the throat with large disc closure, pectral pendant on a stylised braided thong; mounted on a custom-made stand; possibly Cypriot workmanship. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Ernest Ohly collection.
Acquired from Woolley & Wallis, Wiltshire, UK, 20 May 2010, no.1010 (part).
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a copy of the Woolley & Wallis catalogue listing and the original lot tag.
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