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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.
ProvenanceAcquired before 2000.
From the property of a Suffolk, UK, lady.
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Opening Bid: £250
A silver and copper-alloy medical instrument, oval in shape, the handle formed as a snake with shallow hatched pattern on the body representing scales, stylised rendering of the snake's head. 68 grams, 25 cm long
Fair condition.
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Circa 3rd century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
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Fine condition.
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
Greek Terracotta Head of a Woman
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
A terracotta bust of a woman with elaborate band of curls to the brow; spout or hole to the rear of the head; mounted on a custom-made display stand with old lot sticker to base. 675 grams total, 19 cm high including stand
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