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LOT 0593
Phoenicio-Punic Terracotta Goddess Tanit Figure
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/2 in. (275 grams, 19.2 cm).
Modelled in the round, wearing a long dress and a veil, standing on a pedestal with her arms raised at her chest; mounted on a custom-made display stand with an old collector's sticker. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a collector's data information card with collection reference no.113.
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Phoenicio-Punic Terracotta Goddess Tanit Figure
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Modelled in the round, wearing a long dress and a veil, standing on a pedestal with her arms raised at her chest; mounted on a custom-made display stand with an old collector's sticker. 275 grams, 19.2 cm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. Accompanied by a collector's data information card with collection reference no.113. -
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