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LOT 0069
Greek Marble Head of a Female
4TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.
2 3/8 in. (163 grams, 59 mm high).
A head of a female carved in white marble, modelled in the round with semi-naturalistic facial features and hair tied back into a chignon at the nape of the neck.
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
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