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LOT 0546
Greek Terracotta Boar Statuette
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
3 3/4 in. (108 grams, 97 mm wide).
A terracotta model of a boar standing on stub legs with conical snout and raised ridge of bristles to the back.
ProvenanceAcquired before 2000.
From the property of a Suffolk, UK, lady.
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