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LOT 0550

Greek Terracotta Boar Statuette

5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

3 3/8 in. (98 grams, 87 mm wide).

A terracotta figure or statuette modelled as a standing boar with stylised anatomical detailing including a portly stomach, stub legs, tail held along the ridge of the animal's back, cropped mane and elongated snout.

Provenance

Acquired before 2000.
From the property of a Suffolk, UK, lady.

CONDITION

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LOT 0550

Greek Terracotta Boar Statuette

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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