Cypriot Terracotta Standing Musician
Circa 5th-4th century B.C. Carved in the round, a figure wearing a floor-length robe and holding a stringed instrument in the crook of his left arm and playing it with his right hand; cascading curls of hair frame the face with a diadem to the brow; underside drilled for insertion of a mounting rod. 1.3 kg, 30 cm (11 7/8 in.).
with Bonhams, 26 November 1997, no.276.From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Price realized | 2'000 GBP |
Starting price | 5 GBP |
Estimate | 800 GBP |