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LOT 0060

Etruscan Bronze Figure of a Man

4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

3 1/4 in. (87 grams, 83 mm).

Standing with right hand extended, left hand supporting a spherical object, the body draped in a textile garment worn over the head like a cowl.

Provenance

Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.

CONDITION

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LOT 0060

Etruscan Bronze Figure of a Man

Sold for (Inc. bp): £494

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