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Lot 49

An Etruscan bronze figure of a votary

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

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An Etruscan bronze figure of a votary
Circa 3rd Century B.C.
Depicted nude, standing with his weight on his left leg, his right arm outstretched and holding a phiale, wearing boots, with a cloak draped over his left shoulder and over his hand which rests on his left hip, his hair centrally parted at the front, 16.5cm

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Provenance:
Robert Knight Collection, UK, acquired 27 February 1999.
With Galerie Samarcande, Paris, 1999.
Sotheby's, London, 08 July 1991, lot 390.

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