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LOT 0542
Greek Terracotta Protome
6TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/2 in. (215 grams, 90 mm high).
A terracotta protome modelled as a female head with semi-naturalistic facial features and dressed hair beneath headwear; concave reverse.
Provenance
Acquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private Swiss collection since 1998.
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