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LOT 0065

Estimate
GBP (£) 800 - 1,000
EUR (€) 930 - 1,160
USD ($) 1,070 - 1,340

GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURE
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
4 3/4 in. (18 grams, 12 cm).

Tanagra type, hollow-formed with a void to the reverse, standing female in tiered robe wearing a diadem and with her hair drawn back, applied torch in her right hand.

PROVENANCE:
European art market.
Acquired in Münich in 2012.
European private collection.

LITERATURE:
See Dillon, S., The Female Portrait Statue in the Greek World, Cambridge, 2010.

CONDITION
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