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LOT 0790
Greek Terracotta Female Protome Head
LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
5 3/8 in. (178 grams total, 13.5 cm including stand).
Hollow-formed female face with a pointed nose and narrow lips, wearing a pair of disc earrings, head covered by a stephane headdress and a veil, a small hole on top for suspension; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceEx André Lorenceau (1930-2019), Baselland, 1960s-2000; thence by descent.
FootnotesTerracottas of this type typically served as votive offerings and may represent the deity to whom the offering was presented.
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LOT 0790
Greek Terracotta Female Protome Head
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£70 (EUR 81; USD 95) ‡+BP*
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Opening Bid: £320
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Etruscan Bronze Lion Head
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Opening Bid: £3,500
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This head was probably, as was the parallel head of the Barberini Tomb, originally attached to a magnificent bronze cauldron. These large cauldrons of hammered bronze were realised with the heads and necks of two lions and two gryphons attached to the rim. The cauldrons were spherical in form and rested on a stand.
