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LOT 0557
Etruscan Terracotta Foot
CIRCA 6TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
7 1/2 in. (868 grams, 19 cm).
Right foot from a statue, hollow-formed and modelled in naturalistic style, with toes slightly curled; with surface deposits and traces of pigment.
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of C.H., Niedersachsen, acquired between the 1960s and 1987.
Acquired from Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Germany, 18 December 2018, lot 94 (part).
Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 18.10.
Accompanied by detailed collector's catalogue pages including description and photograph.
Accompanied by a copy of the Gorny & Mosch invoice.
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Opening Bid: £2,778
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Cypriot Terracotta Archaic Male Head
Circa 7th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Statue or frieze fragment, male head with flat-topped cap, long face with beard, remains of pigment. 96 grams, 63 mm
Ex Jacques Schotte collection (1928-2007) Belgium, 1950s onwards. with Bonhams, London, 29th April 2009, lot 147 (part). Property of a North London collector. Accompanied by a letter from Pierre Verite of Galerie Carrefour, Paris, dated 25 March 1963, relating to a Greek terracotta head from Cyprus, circa 7th-6th century B.C., and copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.
