PHOENICIAN TERRACOTTA FEMALE FIGURE PLAYING FLUTE

Ca. 500 - 400 BC. A mould-made terracotta figurine depicting a standing female musician playing a flute. She wears a long chiton beneath a mantle draped over her head and shoulders, with her hair arranged in short curls across the forehead. The garment is gathered at the waist and falls in vertical folds to the feet. The figure stands on a rectangular plinth above a tall, flaring pedestal. For similar see: Museum of fine arts Budapest Inventory number 2003.3.A Size: 500mm x 130mm; Weight: 3kg Provenance: Private collection, acquired before 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.

Estimate:£4,500

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