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LOT 0525

Hellenistic Terracotta Goddess Figure

CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

5 3/8 in. (155 grams total, 13.7 cm including stand).

Modelled in the half-round on a tongue-shaped plaque, with right hand in the folds of the robe and left hand holding the hem; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

CONDITION

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LOT 0525

Hellenistic Terracotta Goddess Figure

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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