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LOT 0598

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GBP (£) 3,500 - 4,500
EUR (€) 4,050 - 5,210
USD ($) 4,690 - 6,030

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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.

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