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Pre-Columbian Terracotta Seated Female Figure Pre-Columbian Terracotta Seated Female Figure Pre-Columbian Terracotta Seated Female Figure
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LOT 2124

Pre-Columbian Terracotta Seated Female Figure

CIRCA 100 B.C. OR LATER

5 1/8 in. (469 grams, 13 cm).

Modelled in the round seated with legs thrust forward, arms spread, incised detailing to the face and head. [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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LOT 2124

Pre-Columbian Terracotta Seated Female Figure

Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

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