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LOT 0625

Greek Terracotta Female Protome Group

EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.

3 - 3 1/2 in. (154 grams total, 75-91 mm).

Each tongue-shaped in plan and hollow to the reverse, female bust in high-relief with palla head-covering. [3, No Reserve]

Provenance

with H.A.C., Basel, prior 1999.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. Van Rooijen, G., Goddesses of Akragas, a study of terracotta votive figurines from Sicily, Leiden, 2021, no.163, for similar.

CONDITION
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LOT 0625

Greek Terracotta Female Protome Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £260

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