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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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