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LOT 1403
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Stading Figure Group
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/8 - 4 7/8 in. (187 grams total, 10.5-12.5 cm).
Modelled in the round standing facing, each with pronounced facial features anf arms held to the chest. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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