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LOT 0534
Greek Terracotta Protome Mask
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
4 3/8 in. (169 grams, 11.2 cm).
Moulded in the half-round with soft facial features and hair drawn back framing the face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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