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LOT 0587
Greek Archaic Human-Faced Idol
DAEDALIC, 8TH CENTURY B.C.
6 1/2 in. (147 grams, 16.7 cm).
Modelled in the round mould-formed figure with D-shaped human face, stub arms and columnar body with flared base; exaggerated facial features, tall headdress and coiled loop above.
Provenance
German private collection, before 1997.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00003188.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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