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LOT 0563
Greek Lead Centaur Statuette
ARCHAIC, CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
4 3/8 in. (314 grams, 11.2 cm high including stand).
Modelled in the round with fur texture detailing to the rump and forelegs; repaired; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Literature
Cf. similar in the British Museum under accession no.1923,0212.161, for type.
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