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LOT 0033

Greek Terracotta Female Protome

EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.

7 3/4 in. (606 grams, 19.5 cm).

Mould-made female protome with oval face, graceful nose and typical "archaic" smile; forehead framed by snail-shell curls descending to shoulder-height; with a low polos with a central perforation and large disc earrings.

Provenance

Ex Herbert A. Cahn, Kunst der Antike, Basel, 1997.
with Paul and Vreny Vosseler-Studer, Riehen.

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00057826.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12474-228714.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Published

Cat.9, Griechische und Etruskische Kunstwerke archaischer Zeit, (Basel 1998) no.19.

CONDITION

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LOT 0033

Greek Terracotta Female Protome

Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)

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