Bidspirit auction | GRAECO-EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA STATUETTE OF APOLLO

GRAECO-EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA STATUETTE OF APOLLO - Ca. 300 - 200 BC. A terracotta statuette depicting Apollo standing, wearing a stephane, with a coat draped over their shoulders, holding a lyre or possibly a bird in their left arm. The figure stands on an intact base, showing traces of white, red, or pink slip. Size: 235mm x 90mm; Weight: 340g. Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. M. H. collection, Kensington, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s. This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.