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A Cypriot limestone votive head of a youth image 1
A Cypriot limestone votive head of a youth image 2
Lot 10

1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Cypriot limestone votive head of a youth
Hellenistic Period, circa 3rd Century B.C.
With short wavy hair adorned with a laurel wreath, the oval face with almond-shaped eyes and detailed eyelids, the lips curved upwards in a serene smile, 7in (18cm) high, mounted

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Provenance:
Lord and Lady Mowbray and Stourton (1923-2006) Collection, Yorkshire, acquired at the end of the 19th Century, thence by descent.

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