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Estimate
GBP (£) 500 - 700
EUR (€) 580 - 810
USD ($) 670 - 940
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
2 3/4 in. (238 grams, 71 mm).
Mummiform in plan with deep concave sidewall and ellipsoidal base, the upper face engraved with a standing female figure wearing a full-length garment with textured pleats and head covering.
PROVENANCE:
Collected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
Accompanied by a previous catalogue information card.
LITERATURE:
Cf. a fragment of a female statuette with hands to the breast from Amrit, in Moscati, S., I Fenici, Milano, 1992, p.150; sarcophagus from Carthage, p.297, for the style of the garment.
FOOTNOTES:
The woman is apparently cupping her right breast with her right hand. The gesture and the stylised facial features of the woman refer to a Greek-oriental environment, almost a Phoenician production in a Hellenizing style. The object was likely for repoussé work.
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