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Lot 227*

A Greek terracotta female figure

24 October 2012, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Greek terracotta female figure
Circa 3rd Century B.C.
The central parted wavy hair dressed with a diadem, wearing earrings and shown enveloped in a himation, applied with red, pink and blue pigments, 10¼in (26cm) high

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Provenance:
The Cyrus Collection. Property of Fay Safani, New York.
Inherited from Edward Safani, acquired in the 1970s.

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