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LOT 1864
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Bust
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/4 in. (33.9 grams, 58 mm).
Fragment of a fertility figure with applied breasts, hair, mouth and eyes; nose absent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from John L.
Homan, Lincolnshire, UK, 1991.
Accompanied by the original receipt dated 28 September 1991.
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LOT 1864
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Bust
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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