Lot 33
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AN ATTIC MARBLE FEMALE HEAD
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AN ATTIC MARBLE FEMALE HEAD

SECOND HALF OF 5TH CENTURY B.C.

Details
AN ATTIC MARBLE FEMALE HEAD
SECOND HALF OF 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Showing right profile, her hair swept back and bound in a sakkos at the back, at the front shown in wavy strands framing the face and held back under a diadem which is drilled for attachments, the earlobe pierced, features worn, mounted
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired from Acanthus Ancient Art, New York, early 1990s.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

The holes along the diadem would originally have carried a metal ornament made of gold or gilt-bronze, as would the pierced ear which would have been adorned by an earring. Cf. A. W. Lawrence, Greek and Roman Sculpture, London, 1972, p. 120, pl. 22, for a marble goddess in Berlin with similar hairstyle and ornament.

This lot is accompanied by a certificate from The Art Loss Register.

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