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LOT 0658
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.
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