Lot Essay
Cf. A. Bromberg and K. Kilinski II, Gods, Men and Heroes, Dallas Museum of Art, 1996, p. 74, no. 29 for the type, an antefix with articulated pupils.
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CIRCA 500 B.C.
Details
AN ETRUSCAN PAINTED TERRACOTTA ANTEFIX WITH FEMALE HEAD
CIRCA 500 B.C.
Wearing concave rosette earring and remains of a diadem decorated with spirals, her rippled hair parted in the centre and enhanced by undulating painted lines, the eyes with painted double iris, red pigment on the lips
7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) high
CIRCA 500 B.C.
Wearing concave rosette earring and remains of a diadem decorated with spirals, her rippled hair parted in the centre and enhanced by undulating painted lines, the eyes with painted double iris, red pigment on the lips
7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in 1976.
Special notice
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