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LOT 0517

Greek Terracotta Head Collection

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 1/2 - 4 1/8 in, (118 grams total, 4-10.5 cm including stand).

Comprising: a head of a kore wearing a tall polos crown; head of Eros; a head of a lady with almond-shaped eyes and Archaic smile; a rectangular plaque with low-relief nude figure; all mounted on custom-made display stands. [4]

Provenance

Private collection, before 1970.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0517

Greek Terracotta Head Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £390

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