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CIRCA MID 5TH CENTURY B.C.
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AN ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA ANTEFIX FRAGMENT
CIRCA MID 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Mold-made, preserving the head of a river god, with small convex almond-shaped eyes beneath protruding brows, his long moustache flowing over the spade-shaped beard, two short horns projecting through the stylized hair framing the face, enclosed within a border of volutes, preserving red and black pigment throughout
6 13/16 in. (17.3 cm.) high
CIRCA MID 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Mold-made, preserving the head of a river god, with small convex almond-shaped eyes beneath protruding brows, his long moustache flowing over the spade-shaped beard, two short horns projecting through the stylized hair framing the face, enclosed within a border of volutes, preserving red and black pigment throughout
6 13/16 in. (17.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Alfred E. Mirsky (1900-1974).
Special notice
No sales tax is due on the purchase price of this lot if it is picked up or delivered in the State of New York.