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Lot 2408
Three Hellenistic Terracotta Heads From Israel
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
This lot from the Cyprus Museum of Jacksonville, NC is accompanied by two documents demonstrating that the collection was acquired legally with the full knowledge of the Cypriot Government.

The first document, a one page official message dated January 1990 and signed by Cypriot President George Vassiliou, praises the North Carolina museum and endorses its cultural and historic mission.

The second document is a notarized affidavit signed by the museum's director. It declares that all of the museum's antiquities were acquired legally with the full knowledge of the Cypriot Government and that there were documented visits to the museum by Cypriot dignitaries.

Three Hellenistic Terracotta Heads From Israel, 3rd century B.C. and later, subjects to include Harpokrates, a Nubian, and a classical female wearing a petasos. Each piece is mounted on a custom lucite base.

Tallest 5 in. overall

A Single-Owner Collection of Cypriot History & Culture from The Cyprus Museum of Jacksonville, North Carolina

All fragments from larger molded pieces.