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LOT 0628
Greek Terracotta Female Protome Group
EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
3 3/4 - 4 3/8 in. (271 grams total, 9.4-11.2 cm).
Each tongue-shaped in plan and hollow to the reverse, female bust in high-relief with palla head-covering. [3, No Reserve]
Provenancewith H.A.C., Basel, prior 1999.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Van Rooijen, G., Goddesses of Akragas, a study of terracotta votive figurines from Sicily, Leiden, 2021, no.163, for similar.
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Opening Bid: £200
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6th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Lotiform dish with carinated profile, leaf ornament to outer wall, central dome to inner face. 318 grams, 10.1 cm
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3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
With bearded riders in a rectangular structure; mounted on a custom made display stand. 224 grams, 10 cm including stand
Fine condition.
Ex an important Dutch collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1970s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
