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LOT 0530
Greek Terracotta Votive Head
MEDITERRANEAN, CIRCA 700 B.C.
1 3/4 in. (2 1/2 in.) (96 grams total, 46 mm (65 mm high including stand)).
Bulbous head with stylised owl-like facial features, large applied pupils and ear; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Vanessa Purcell & Company, Manchester, UK, in 1993.
From the collection of Mr & Mrs J.G.W. Lee, late Herefordshire collectors, their collection having been established from the 1990s.
Accompanied by an original sales receipt.
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Ex Prof. Dr Hans (1918-1984) and Dr Ines (1922-2013) Jucker, classical archaeologists, Bern, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12645-236462.
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Circa 4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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