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LOT 0088

Greek Terracotta Standing Figure

ARCHAIC, 7TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.

6 3/4 in. (277 grams total, 17 cm high including stand).

Modelled in the round figure standing with arms raised, head tilted upward with shoulder-length hair and horned cap, collar to the throat with large disc closure, pectoral pendant on a stylised braided thong; mounted on a custom-made stand; possibly Cypriot workmanship. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Ernest Ohly collection.
Acquired from Woolley & Wallis, Wiltshire, UK, 20 May 2010, no.1010 (part).
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

CONDITION
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LOT 0088

Greek Terracotta Standing Figure

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

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