Votive figure

Iberian, 4th century BC

Bronze.

H 10.5 cm

Female votive statuette standing on tiptoe with long hands with incised fingers placed at the

hips. She is dressed in a long dress with semi-long sleeves. The bird-like head projecting forward and

surmounted by a high crescentic diadem. Intact.

Published

Sotheby´s New York, auction sale catalogue 24 and 25 November 1987, lot 104

Exhibited

The Israel Museum, The Joseph Ternbach Collection, 1981-1982

Provenance

Private collection Joseph Ternbach (†19 January 1982 New York), acquired prior to 1981.

German private collection H. W. (1931-2018), acquired 1988 on the German art market.

Accompanied by an IADAA Interpol search certificate.

Price

€ 4.500

Item

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