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Mycenaean Tau Type Female Idol - Rare Pose

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Mycenaean Tau Type Female Idol - Rare Pose

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Greek / Greece, Mycenaean III, ca. 1400 to 1200 BCE. Very rare and desirable Tau Type idol of a female. Typical pinched head with flaring headdress, arms folded across her breasts, hollow slightly flaring body, details in added orange-red glaze. Size: 4-1/2" H.

See Christies, Sale 9088, Fine Antiquities, April 25, 2001. Lot # 474, similar, although shorter, example sold for $6394.

Provenance: Ex- H. J. Berk, Chicago, IL

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Condition

Repaired at mid-section. All pigment is original, no repaint!

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Mycenaean Tau Type Female Idol - Rare Pose

Name: Mycenaean Tau Type Female Idol - Rare Pose
SKU: 37204477
Price: 2475 USD
Availability: InStock

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