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LOT 0042
Phoenician Terracotta Anthropomorphic Vessel
3RD CENTURY B.C.
6 in. (514 grams, 15.2 cm).
With three splayed stub feet, tubular body with flared shoulder and neck; applied facial detailing, pointillé circlet and collar, arms bent beneath the breasts, incised loincloth detail.
Provenancewith J.F. collection, Madrid.
Ex Ars Historica Arqueologia, 7 October 2019.
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LOT 0042
Phoenician Terracotta Anthropomorphic Vessel
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£667 (EUR 773; USD 900) +BP*
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