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LOT 0029

Egyptian Applique with Aphrodite

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.

3 3/8 in. (85 grams, 86 mm).

Fragment from a representation of the nude Aphrodite in high-relief, crouching with her left knee raised and her right knee touching the ground, holding her long hair with her hands and wearing a diadem on her head; an appliqué from a vessel with minor filling at the right thigh.

Provenance

Private collection, Somerset, England.
with M.B., Los Angeles County, acquired 2014-2015 at a sale in the UK.
with Ancient Resource, USA, Auction 70, 06 October 2018, no.7.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12827-240895.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. for similar typologies Reinach, S., Répertoire de la statuaire grecque et romaine, Paris, 1897, p.341.

CONDITION

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LOT 0029

Egyptian Applique with Aphrodite

Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)

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