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A Greek marble head of a goddess

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Item Details

Description

A Greek marble head of a goddess
Circa mid-4th Century B.C.
Turned slightly to the right, carved with full slightly parted lips and recessed almond-shaped lidded eyes, her wavy hair twisted and gathered into a chignon at the nape of her neck, 13cm high
Footnotes:
Provenance:
Jean-David Cahn AG, Basel, Kunstwerke der Antike, Auktion 4, 19 October 2002, no.494, illus.
With Jean-Loup Despras, Paris.
With Mrs Despras, Paris.
Private collection, Belgium, acquired from the above in 2005.
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