Lot Essay
PUBLISHED:
Terracotta, Galerie Heidi Vollmoeller, Zurich, 1983, no. 75.
Terracotta, Galerie Heidi Vollmoeller, Zurich, 1983, no. 75.
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CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
Details
A WEST GREEK PAINTED TERRACOTTA BULL'S HEAD PROTOME
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
With long forward curving horns and prominent folded dewlap, wearing brow-band with single remaining loop over base of horn, incised details of forelock, white slip with traces of black and pink polychrome, back of the head with multiple holes for attachment, ears missing
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) high
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
With long forward curving horns and prominent folded dewlap, wearing brow-band with single remaining loop over base of horn, incised details of forelock, white slip with traces of black and pink polychrome, back of the head with multiple holes for attachment, ears missing
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in 1963 from Pino Donati, Lugano.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium