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LOT 0079
Large Greek Terracotta Figure of a Kore
6TH CENTURY B.C.
22 1/2 in. (6.7 kg total, 57 cm including stand).
Hollow-formed with scaphoid headdress, long hair hanging behind the shoulders, heavy peplos dress extending to the floor with splayed hem and feet visible beneath; left hand held straight at the thigh, right hand in a fist between the breasts; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceSwiss private collection, assembled in the 1970s-1980s.
with Galerie Serodine, Ascona, Switzerland, 1993.
Collection of Dr E.N., Zug, acquired in 1995.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12858-241755.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Brouskari, M., The Acropolis Museum: A Descriptive Catalogue, Athens, 1974, pp.43-44 (Acropole 593), for discussion.
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LOT 0079
Large Greek Terracotta Figure of a Kore
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000€6,960 - 9,280 (for guidance only)$8,100 - 10,800 (for guidance only)
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