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LOT 1274
Chalcolithic Seated Terracotta Figure
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/8 in. (128 grams, 13 cm high).
Modelled in the round seated figure with looped arms and applied collar, pinched nose.
Provenance
Ex important collection of a late gentleman, 1980s.
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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