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LOT 0551
Greek Terracotta Goddess Figure
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
4 3/4 in. (18 grams, 12 cm).
Tanagra type, hollow-formed with a void to the reverse, standing female in tiered robe wearing a diadem and with her hair drawn back, applied torch in her right hand.
ProvenanceEuropean art market.
Acquired in Münich in 2012.
European private collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
See Dillon, S., The Female Portrait Statue in the Greek World, Cambridge, 2010.
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LOT 0551
Greek Terracotta Goddess Figure
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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