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LOT 0554

Parthian Terracotta Head Group

3RD CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.

2 1/2 in. (49.5 grams total, 65 mm).

Each with beard, lentoid eyes and ribbed cap. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

From a private Belgian collection; previously part of a private collection formed in Germany in the 1990s.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0554

Parthian Terracotta Head Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £124

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