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LOT 254795
Phoenician Terracotta Head
6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
2 1/4 in. (65 grams, 58 mm).
Tongue-shaped fragment depicting a figure with almond-shaped eyes and wearing a headdress. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Literature
Cf. Moscati, S. I Fenici Milano, 1988, p.150, for a similar statuette from Amrit.
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LOT 254795
Phoenician Terracotta Head
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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