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LOT 0544
Greek Terracotta Figure Group
3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
4 - 4 3/8 in. (200 grams total, 10.4-11.1 cm).
Each moulded with plain reverse, some facial and body detailing to obverse with flared foot. [3]
Provenance
Acquired in the 1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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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LOT 0544
Greek Terracotta Figure Group
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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