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LOT 0478
Egyptian Terracotta Figure of Artemis of Ephesus
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
7 1/8 in. (222 grams, 18 cm).
Hollow-formed figure of Artemis wearing a voluminous wreath, head emerging from a bunch of grapes between two vine leaves; vent on top of the head; opening to rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceThe Erotica Collection Christian von Faber-Castell, Küsnacgt ZH, Switzerland, since the late 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The statue of Artemis at Ephesus (modern Turkey) is modelled with breasts in multiple tiers and with a hairstyle reminiscent of that on this figure.
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