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LOT 0072
Greek Terracotta Bust of a Goddess
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
7 1/4 in. (155 grams total, 18.5 cm including stand).
Hollow-formed with moulded obverse detailing of a female with copious hair and a thyrsus at her right shoulder.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market in the early 2000s.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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