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Lot 34*

A Greek bronze kouros

7 July 2016, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Greek bronze kouros
Archaic Period, circa 6th Century B.C.
The slender nude male standing with hair falling to the shoulders and hands held to the sides of the body, 9.3cm high

Footnotes

Provenance:
Swiss private collection, purchased in 1967.
Swiss private collection, 'Privatbesitz Bern-Biel-Solothurn' before 1967

Exhibited:
Antike Kunst, aus Privatbesitz Bern-Biel-Solothurn, 21 October - 03 December 1967, no 261, accompanied by a copy of the catalogue entry.

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