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LOT 0092
Greek Terracotta Head Fragment
6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
10 5/8 in. (1.1 kg, 27 cm high).
Hollow-formed with neatly dressed hair confined by a cap or fillet; traces of pigment to the eyes.
ProvenanceAcquired 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.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 74.51.1473, for a comparable face identified as Cypriot.
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LOT 0092
Greek Terracotta Head Fragment
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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