A HELLENISTIC FIGURE OF A WOMAN, 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. A HELLENISTIC FIGURE OF A …

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A HELLENISTIC FIGURE OF A WOMAN, 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

A HELLENISTIC FIGURE OF A WOMAN, 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. terracotta, wearing a himation, seated on rocks with her ankles crossed, her hair parted in the middle and gathered in a bun at the back, mounted, 15cm Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Spink and Son, 10 December 1952, item 8, (included on a 1967 Christie's valuation, p. 70). Offered Sotheby's London, 8 December 1994, lot 186.

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A HELLENISTIC FIGURE OF A WOMAN, 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

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