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LOT 0601
Greek Terracotta Head of Zeus
CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
3 in. (79 grams total, 75 mm including stand).
Modelled in the round with a broad diadem and thick hair and beard, deep-set eyes; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceEx P.A. collection, Hertfordshire, UK, 1990s.
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