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LOT 0041

Greek Terracotta Head Fragment

6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.

10 5/8 in. (1.1 kg, 27 cm high).

A hollow-formed ceramic head of a female with neatly dressed hair confined by a cap or fillet; traces of pigment to the eyes.

Provenance

Acquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private Swiss collection since 1998.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11607-198986.

Literature

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 74.51.1473, for a comparable face identified as Cypriot.

CONDITION
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LOT 0041

Greek Terracotta Head Fragment

Estimate £3,500 - 4,500€4,060 - 5,220 (for guidance only)$4,730 - 6,080 (for guidance only)

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