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LOT 1856
Greek Style Marble Head of a Female
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
6 1/2 in. (492 grams total, 16.5 cm high including stand).
Carved with the hair drawn back from the face and tied in a chignon, the face soft and youthful with lentoid eyes, with some later re-carving; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
London art market, acquired 1988.
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