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92 - Adorant. Phoenicia, ca. late 6th – first half of the 5th century B.C. Reddish-brown terracotta, H 50 cm. Standing, bald adorant wearing a knee-length, smooth robe. Both arms were once raised in a gesture of worship. The figure stands on an altar-like base with a projecting plinth. Arms are missing; remnants of marine growth with significant encrustation on the base; expertly restored; with a wooden pedestal. Provenance: Formerly in the Ifergan Collection (Málaga). Formerly at 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. 63, cat. no. 14.
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Adorant. Phoenicia, ca. late 6th – first half of the 5th century B.C. Reddish-brown terracotta, H 50 cm. Standing, bald adorant wearing a knee-length, smooth robe. Both arms were once raised in a gesture of worship. The figure stands on an altar-like base with a projecting plinth. Arms are missing; remnants of marine growth with significant encrustation on the base; expertly restored; with a wooden pedestal. Provenance: Formerly in the Ifergan Collection (Málaga). Formerly at 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. 63, cat. no. 14.
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Auction 322: Ancient Art (Live Auction, Lots 1–407)Auction house
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