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LOT 0579

Cypriot Terracotta Model of a Shrine of Astarte

8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.

3 3/4 in. (211 grams, 97 mm).

Shrine model with dovecote, pointillé detailing and raised framing; old collector's label '5217-43/3' to underside; as found in a shrine of Astarte of Paphos. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1980s.
From the collection of Paul S. Forbes, Maryland, USA.

Literature

Cf. Hardin, D., The Phoenicians, Praeger, 1963, pl.23.

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LOT 0579

Cypriot Terracotta Model of a Shrine of Astarte

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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