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LOT 0593

Cypriot Terracotta Figure Head Collection

CIRCA 1000 B.C.

1 3/4 - 4 1/8 in. (476 grams total, 4.5-10.5 cm).

Group of terracotta heads from figurines, one with moulded facial detailing, the others pinched. [7, No Reserve]

Provenance

One with antique tag: 'CYPRUS / C.1000 BC / Terracotta Fragment of / Mother-Goddess.'
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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LOT 0593

Cypriot Terracotta Figure Head Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

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