Description : TWO ROMANO-EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA FIGURES Circa 1st-3rd Century A.D. Including Harpokrates depicted as a naked child, holding a jar, his right index finger extended to his lips, 16cm, and a seated figure of Baubo wearing a short tunic, with raised arms and legs drawn inwards, both bases with typed collection labels: 'Miss E Reid, who travelled with her friend, Sir Ernest Wallis Budge to Egypt circa 1898-1901,' 12cm high (2) Provenance: Fritz M. Gross (1895-1969) Collection. Thence by descent. The Viennese-trained architect and artist formed his collection of antiquities in the UK during the 1950s. He was also a renowned collector of Impressionist paintings and in 1990 the Ashmolean, Oxford, exhibited 'Impressionist and Modern: The Art and Collection of Fritz Gross' which displayed parts of his collection alongside some of his own work. Collection of Miss E. Reid, circa 1898-1901.
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About the lot N° 135 Title : Two Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Figures, Period : 1898 Notes : Antiquities Chiswick Auctions, auctioneer, London, UKIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : Antiquities and Tribal Art Sale date : 07 Dec 2016It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale