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LOT 0528
Greek Terracotta Votive Collection
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
2 - 9 7/8 in. (2.2 kg total, 5.2-25 cm).
Comprising twenty-two ritually broken votive fragments, including heads, torsos, and larger pieces with dress and limb detailing. [22]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market in the 1970s.
with Herakles Numismatik und Antiquitäten GmbH, München, Germany.
Kept in the UK since 2000s.
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