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LOT 0434
Egyptian Terracotta Head of a Roman Lady
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
2 in. (40.9 grams total, 51 mm including stand).
Depicting the cloth-wrapped head of a lady, mounted on a wooden stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from High Street, Herne Bay, circa June 1957, for £1.00.
Certificate of antiquity no.668 of Blanchard's Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.11.
Cf. Fjeldhagen, M., Graeco-Roman Terracottas from Egypt. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, 1995, pp.154-155, no. 144, for a more extreme version of a cloth-wrapped woman's head.
FootnotesThis head comes from a draped female figure, known as the Tanagra-type, often wearing elegant himations (cloaks) and wide-brimmed hats (tholia), or holding accessories such as fans, wreaths, and mirrors.
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LOT 0434
Egyptian Terracotta Head of a Roman Lady
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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