GREEK TERRACOTTA VOTIVE POMEGRANATE
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Hellenistic, 300 - 100 BC.
A votive offering moulded from terracotta in the shape of a pomegranate which has been cut open into two halves. This Terracotta Pomegranate may have been used to decorate a home. For the person that owned it, it may have represented an ancient Greek myth involving the goddess Persephone and the god Hades.
Size: 85mm x 80mm; Weight: 240g
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, acquired from Rhea Gallery, Switzerland. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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GREEK TERRACOTTA VOTIVE POMEGRANATE
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000
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