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LOT 0515
Greek Terracotta Votive Horse and Rider Figure
CIRCA 700 B.C.
3 1/2 in. (57 grams, 90 mm wide).
Modelled in the round, the horse and rider with headgear; one leg absent. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1990s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
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