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LOT 0088
Greek Terracotta Statuettes of Robed Children
HELLENISTIC, 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
3 1/2 - 3 3/4 in. (85 grams total, 90-95 mm).
Comprising two figures modelled in the round and dressed in long robes, one of a girl with shoulder-long locks wearing a headdress, one of a boy with a hair knot on top; repaired, some parts absent. [2]
ProvenanceEx E.S., Southern Germany, collected between 1970-1990.
with Helios Numismatik, prior to 2010.
Cf. Higgins, R., Tanagra and the Figurines, Princeton, 1986, figures 171-172, 183-185.
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LOT 0088
Greek Terracotta Statuettes of Robed Children
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£900 (EUR 1,044; USD 1,215) ‡+BP*
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