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Hellenistic Tarentine antefix depicting goddessTarentum

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A Hellenistic Tarentine terracotta antefix depicting bust of a goddess, Tarentum, c. 4th Century BC, with flowing hair, and a topknot bound by a diadem, H: 8 5/8 in. (22 cm.). Cf. Higgins, Catalogue of the Terracottas in the British Museum, 1969, no. 1366. Ex Royal Athena Galleries, New York; Ex French private collection.

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Hellenistic Tarentine antefix depicting goddessTarentum

Name: Hellenistic Tarentine antefix depicting goddessTarentum
SKU: 42939056
Price: 4000 USD
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