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LOT 0528
Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Figure of Seated Harpocrates
ALEXANDRIA, 1ST CENTURY A.D.
4 7/8 in. (236 grams, 12.4 cm).
Hollow-formed and moulded in the half-round, reclining figure with wreath and diadem, amphora and other items; hollow to the underside.
ProvenanceThe Erotica Collection of Christian von Faber-Castell, Küsnacht ZH, Switzerland; acquired in November 1997 or 1998 from Galerie Puhze, TEFAF Basel, no.137.
with Jean-David Cahn Auktionen AG, Basel, 9 November 2013, no.66.
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LOT 0528
Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Figure of Seated Harpocrates
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£275 (EUR 319; USD 371) ‡+BP*
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