A GRAECO-EGYPTIAN PALE TURQUOISE GLAZED COMPOSITION FRAGMENTARY FIGURE OF A WOMAN WITH A BABY
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A GRAECO-EGYPTIAN PALE TURQUOISE GLAZED COMPOSITION FRAGMENTARY FIGURE OF A WOMAN WITH A BABY

CIRCA 7TH CENTURY B.C.

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A GRAECO-EGYPTIAN PALE TURQUOISE GLAZED COMPOSITION FRAGMENTARY FIGURE OF A WOMAN WITH A BABY
CIRCA 7TH CENTURY B.C.
Holding the horns of an ibex which walks at her side, her other hand cupped under a basket which hangs on her back and in which sits a baby, 1½ in. (3.8 cm.) high; a green glazed composition menat (counterpoise)-amulet decorated with a lion-headed goddess holding out a papyrus column, loop above, 26 in. (5.2 cm.) high; a green glazed composition model of two conjoined hes-jars, 1.15/16 in. (4.9 cm.) high; and a green glazed composition gaming piece, ¾ in. (1.9 cm.) high (4)
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Lot Essay

Item one: cf. V. Webb, Archaic Greek Faience, Warminster, 1978, pp. 144-146, pl. VI, C4 and C9b for related figures.

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