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LOT 0304
Iron Age Iberian Celtic Bronze Worshipper Statuette
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
4 1/2 in. (82 grams total, 11.5 cm including stand).
Modelled in the round as a figure standing nude, the arms stretched out to the front, flat pinched head with conical headdress, impressed eyes and slotted mouth, applied genitals, exaggerated feet; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of coll. Ernst Beyeler.
Acquired from Cahn Auktionen AG, 3 November 2012, lot 135.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a copy of the Cahn invoice and relevant catalogue pages.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate dated 24 September 2012.
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