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LOT 0042
Greek Terracotta Mask of a Satyr
6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
2 5/8 in. (80 grams total, 66 mm high including stand).
A terracotta head of a satyr (probably Silenus) with furrowed brow, prominent moustache and crescent beard; traces of pigment to the surface; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
Provenance
with Hotel Drouot, Succession of Former collection Colonel W. Mutiaux, Paris, 5 September 1952, lot 66.
Ex collection of Eugène Muriaux (1846-1925?).
From the collection M.W., Paris, France, 1950-1970.
Ex collection of Françoise and Claude Bourelier.
Literature
Cf. similar item in the British Museum, London, under accession number 86.418.
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