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LOT 0566

Greek Terracotta Votive Head

4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

1 3/4 in. (36 grams, 44 mm).

Modelled in the round, female head with hair drawn back in a chignon, tilted angle to the neck. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.

CONDITION
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LOT 0566

Greek Terracotta Votive Head

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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