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LOT 0600
Cypriot Tall Terracotta Warrior Figure
7TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
5 1/2 in. (166 grams, 14 cm).
Modelled wearing a floor-length garment and conival helmet; right arm supporting a large lenticular shield. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From 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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