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LOT 0567
Greek Terracotta Figure of a Boar
CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
4 in. (236 grams, 10.4 cm).
Rounded in form with pinched and impressed facial detailing, ridge to the shoulders and rump, hollow to the underside; remains of a very old label to one side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the property of Mr O.S., a late Suffolk, UK, gentleman, who acquired at auction from the 1960s.
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Greek Marble Head of a Youth
Early 5th century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Carved in the round; semi-naturalistic anatomic and facial detailing, hair gathered loosely at the neck and tied with a taenia knotted at the nape of the neck; mounted on a custom-made display base. 879 grams total, 18 cm high including stand
Ex old European private property, by inheritance to the previous owner. Ex Schuler Auktionen, Zürich, 10 December 2020, no.1211. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11817-206512.
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