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87 - Adorer with raised hands. Phoenicia, ca. first half of the 5th century B.C. Reddish-brown terracotta, H 64 cm. Standing youth with short, curly hair, wearing a knee-length, smooth robe. Both arms were raised in a gesture of adoration. The figure stands on an altar-like base with a projecting plinth. Traces of marine growth; arms broken; missing fragment at the base; expertly restored. Provenance: formerly in the Ifergan Collection (Málaga). In the EU since at least 2020. Formerly in the Aphrodite Ancient Art Gallery, New York, before 1983. Previously in the Marwan Shehab Collection, acquired from Asfar & Sarkis, 1964. With Spanish export license! Published in: S. Garcia Alfonso (ed.), Shipwrecked Gods (2023), p. 86, cat. no. 49.
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Adorer with raised hands. Phoenicia, ca. first half of the 5th century B.C. Reddish-brown terracotta, H 64 cm. Standing youth with short, curly hair, wearing a knee-length, smooth robe. Both arms were raised in a gesture of adoration. The figure stands on an altar-like base with a projecting plinth. Traces of marine growth; arms broken; missing fragment at the base; expertly restored. Provenance: formerly in the Ifergan Collection (Málaga). In the EU since at least 2020. Formerly in the Aphrodite Ancient Art Gallery, New York, before 1983. Previously in the Marwan Shehab Collection, acquired from Asfar & Sarkis, 1964. With Spanish export license! Published in: S. Garcia Alfonso (ed.), Shipwrecked Gods (2023), p. 86, cat. no. 49.
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Auction 322: Ancient Art (Live Auction, Lots 1–407)Auction house
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