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Lot 51

A Greek limestone relief fragment

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

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A Greek limestone relief fragment
Taranto, circa 4th Century B.C.
Carved in high relief with the lower part of a seated draped woman, feet raised on a plinth, a hand resting on the shoulder of a standing child, her head turned to one side, 17.5cm high

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Provenance:
Robert Knight Collection, UK, acquired in 2006.
Christie's, London, The Stanford Place Collection of Antiquities, 26 April 2006, lot 31.
Acquired on the European art market, 1992.

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