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LOT 1221
Parthian Glazed Terracotta Fertility Figure
2ND CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (47 grams, 84 mm).
Modelled in the round in floor-length robed with hands placed flat on the abdomen, tiered collar. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private collection, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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