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LOT 1396
Statuette of Demeter in Lapis Lazuli
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (14.4 grams, 55 mm).
A free-standing Grand Tour statuette of the goddess Demeter, carved from brilliant blue lapis lazuli; modelled in the round standing on an integral polygonal base, wearing a floor-length peplos and mantle, holding a cornucopia.
Provenance
Private UK collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman.
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