Sale 1063
Paris
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20 December 2011
Price realised
EUR 3,000
Estimate
STATUETTE MASCULINE EN TERRE CUITE GRECE,PERIODE CLASSIQUE,CIRCA IVEME SIECLE AVANT J.C. Vraisemblablement Apollon, debout, nu, son poids reposant sur sa jambe droite, penché sur un tronc d'arbre, coiffé d'une stéphané rayonnante, un chien assis à ses pieds le regarde, peint en ocre avec un collier rouge, sur une grande base rectangulaire, restes de pigments polychromes Hauteur: 42 cm. (16½ in.)
Provenance
Collection Pierre et Claude Vérité, acquis entre 1930 et 1960, Paris.
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