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LOT 0061
Etruscan Bronze Figure of an Acrobat
5TH CENTURY B.C.
4 1/2 in. (223 grams total, 11.5 cm high including stand).
Nude female in arched pose with arms angled backwards behind her head to form a handle; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceEx Charles Ede, 1989 [stock no. 4908].
Acquired from a Japanese collector, 2010.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12051-211850.
Cf. similar item in the British Museum London under accession no.1884,0614.34.
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