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LOT 0608
Parthian Terracotta Warrior Bust Fragment
3RD CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (29.5 grams, 65 mm).
Depicting a bearded Parthian horseman with integral hooded jacket, horse-head placed centrally on the chest. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a private Netherlands collection; previously in an old collection since before 1980.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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