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LOT 0064
Large Greek Terracotta Standing Figure
4TH CENTURY B.C.
14 1/2 in. (1.53 kg, 37 cm).
Hollow-formed standing male in floor-length robe with copious sleeves, the left hand held across the chest and the right hand raised palm-outward in salutation; short hair combed forward in a severe style; tiered base.
Provenance
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12214-222196.
Literature
Cf. similarly formed item in Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession no.59.48.14.
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LOT 0064
Large Greek Terracotta Standing Figure
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)
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