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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]
ProvenanceOne 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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