5th Jun, 2024 11:00
Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, including Greek and Roman Antiquities
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A HELLENISTIC TORSO OF APHRODITE, 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
terracotta, the goddess in kneeling position, later brass attachments below each knee for mounting, traces of white paint, 11.5cm high approx.
Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby's London, 24 July 1967, lot 194. Offered Sotheby's London, 8 December 1994, lot 178 (part)
Exhibited: Ancient Life in Miniature, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, 12th October-30th November 1968
Published: Felicity Nicholson, Ancient Life in Miniature, Birmingham 1968, no.141, p.36
Sold for £2,000
terracotta, the goddess in kneeling position, later brass attachments below each knee for mounting, traces of white paint, 11.5cm high approx.
Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby's London, 24 July 1967, lot 194. Offered Sotheby's London, 8 December 1994, lot 178 (part)
Exhibited: Ancient Life in Miniature, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, 12th October-30th November 1968
Published: Felicity Nicholson, Ancient Life in Miniature, Birmingham 1968, no.141, p.36
Auction: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, including Greek and Roman Antiquities, 5th Jun, 2024
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