ID 795491
Lot 94 | A GREEK TERRACOTTA APHRODITE
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 8 000
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
13 1⁄4 in. (33.5 cm.) high
Provenance
with Donati Arte Classica, Lugano.
Fridolin (1903-1969) and Halina (1907-1989) Schwitter-Lagutt Collection, Basel, acquired from the above in 1959.
Exhibited
On loan to the Antikenmuseum, Basel, 1971-2022.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe, Roman Empire |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe, Roman Empire |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |





