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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]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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