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LOT 0572
Phoenician Terracotta Head Collection
4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
2 7/8 - 4 1/4 in. (308 grams total, 7.3-10.7 cm including stand).
Including one with tongue-shaped headdress and painted detailing, one with radiating hair and chignon to the rear, and other types; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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