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LOT 0559
Greek Votive Terracotta Figure
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
4 5/8 in. (152 grams, 11.7 cm).
A votive plaque with a standing nude figure of Astarte in raised relief.
Provenance
Swiss private collection, before 1970.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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