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LOT 0558
Archaic Greek Terracotta Statue of a Kore
LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
10 3/4 in. (678 grams, 27.2 cm).
Modelled in the half-round figure of a youthful female standing erect with dressed hair falling to the shoulders, draped robe in tiers, crescent collar to the neck.
Provenance
with 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.
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