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LOT 0886
Western Asiatic and Other Terracotta Bowl and Fertility Figure Group
CIRCA 3000 B.C. AND LATER
3 3/8 - 6 7/8 in. (373 grams total, 8.4 - 17.5 cm).
Comprising: Mycenaean standing terracotta figure with flared base, applied arms, collar, eyes and hair; standing figure with pinched features, applied collar, dished panel above the head, black and ochre paint detailing; Mycenaean psi-shaped standing figure with splayed 'wings' applied hair to reverse, black and red painted detailing; small bowl with rounded underside. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
Some collected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
Property of a North London gentleman.
Literature
See Villes, A & Luci, K., Dieux des Balkans. Figurines Néolithiques du Kosovo, Paris, 2015, for discussion.
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LOT 0886
Western Asiatic and Other Terracotta Bowl and Fertility Figure Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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