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LOT 0229
Chalcolithic Terracotta Figure
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 7/8 in. (173 grams, 17.5 cm high).
Modelled in the round with columnar head and neck, pinched and impressed facial details, applied headdress, collar and calf-length skirt, stub arms. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.N122k33 from Oxford Authentication.
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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