MID-5TH CENTURY B.C.

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A RHODIAN POLYCHROME TERRACOTTA FEMALE HEAD PROTOME
MID-5TH CENTURY B.C.
Wearing stephane and veil over curled fringe, and circular earrings, the veil with painted red and black geometric border, yellow on the stephane, the head with black curled fringe, red cheeks and lips, wearing also a painted tiered necklace with two strands of pendants painted in red and black, traces of a yellow and red border below, pierced twice at the top
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired in 1968.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Galerie am Neumarkt, Zurich, Antiken, Auktion XX, 19 November 1970, no. 30.

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