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A Mycenean Terracotta standing Goddess of the ‘Phi’ type ca. 1425 – 1300 BC
Price realized:
3.800,00 GBP
Bids:
15

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Lot status:
Auction closed

Description

A Mycenean Terracotta standing Goddess of the ‘Phi’ type
ca. 1425 – 1300 BC ; alt. cm 10,8; With flattened, low-waisted, shield-shaped body and flaring foot, the arms and breasts indicated in relief, the head with bird-like features and with applied pellet-like eyes, the whole with diagonally striped decoration in dark-brown glaze, with a single broad central vertical band front and black.



PUBLISHED:
Erlenmeyer, Orientalia 29, 2, 1960, p. 144, pl. XLI, fig. 76.

PROVENANCE:
Italian private collection, acquired from Pandolfini (27 October 2009, lot 236); formerly in the famous Erlenmeyer Collection (Sotheby’s, London 9 July 1990, lot 29).

This lot is sold with an export licence issued by the Republic of Italy.

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