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LOT 0568
Greek Terracotta Bust of Goddess
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
5 3/4 in. (232 grams total, 14.5 cm including stand).
Hollow-formed bust with arms drawn across the body and right hand cupping the breast; old collector's inked accession number to reverse 'SR.3590/65'; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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