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Greek Terracotta Female Protome Greek Terracotta Female Protome Greek Terracotta Female Protome Greek Terracotta Female Protome Greek Terracotta Female Protome Greek Terracotta Female Protome
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LOT 0103

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.

Published

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

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LOT 0103

Greek Terracotta Female Protome

Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)

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