Lot 0618

Greek Terracotta Sphinx

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A Greek terracotta antefix of Pan: A Greek terracotta antefix of Pan Taranto, circa 4th Century B.C. The head moulded with curved horns, wavy hair and pointed ears, the face with furrowed brow and high-arched eyebrows, 16cm high Footn

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Published Greek Terracotta Antefix of Gorgon, ex-C. Ede: Ancient Greece, ca. 540 BCE. Published on the front cover of Charles Ede Ltd Antiquities Catalogue 168 (a copy of which is included with this piece) with the following descriptions,"Greek circular ant

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Greek Terracotta Protome Bust of a Goddess Ex-Sotheby's: Greece, Archaic Period, ca. 470 to 450 BCE. Doesn't she take your breath away? This beautiful, mold-made terracotta protome bust probably depicts Persephone - queen of the underworld, daughter of Zeus

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5th-3rd century B.C. A terracotta sphinx modelled couchant on a sub-rectangular base, some worn anatomical and facial detailing remaining. 60 grams, 80 mm length (3 1/3 in.). From an earlier 20th century collection. Acquired from Rupert Wace(?) circa 1999-2002, stock number 199. Property of a South Oxfordshire private collector.