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LOT 0105

Greek Terracotta Head of an Actor

CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.

3 in. (69.3 grams, 75 mm).

An expressive polychrome vase formed as the head of an actor wearing rosette earrings, open mouth and applied pupils, short neck with everted rim above and a small strap handle to the rear.

Provenance

Ex Louis-Gabriel Bellon, France, (1819-1899).
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12667-236389.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 0105

Greek Terracotta Head of an Actor

Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)

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