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LOT 0603
Parthian Terracotta Figurine of Camel Riders
3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
3 1/2 in. (77.5 grams, 91 mm).
With two female riders in a rectangular structure, some pigment remaining. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx an important Dutch collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1970s.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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