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A WESTERN GREEK TERRACOTTA FEMALE PROTOME
A WESTERN GREEK TERRACOTTA FEMALE PROTOME
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Greek, Sicilian ca. 500-480 B.C. Clay.

H. 7 43/64 in; 19.5 cm


Mould-made protome of a woman with oval face, graceful nose and typical "archaic" smile. The forehead is framed by snail-shell curls which descend to shoulder-height. She wears a low polo with a central perforation. Large disc earrings.

 

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Formerly Herbert A. Cahn, Kunst der Antike, Basel, 1997; published: Cat. 9, Griechische und etruskische Kunstwerke archaischer Zeit (Basel 1998) no. 19. Thereafter Coll. Paul and Vreny Vosseler-Studer, Riehen.

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A WESTERN GREEK TERRACOTTA FEMALE PROTOME

Estimate CHF 2,400 - CHF 2,800
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