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LOT 0527
Cypriot and Other Terracotta Figure Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/8 - 4 1/8 in. (546 grams total, 6.1-10.5 cm).
Comprising anthropomorphic, zoomorphic and theriomorphic ceramic figures in various poses, some on a ceramic base. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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