THE PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTOR
AN ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA ANTEFIX
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
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AN ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA ANTEFIX
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Molded in the form of a facing veiled female head, perhaps a maenad, her hair center parted, wearing a diadem ornamented with disks, and a thick necklace, originally framed by a shell-shaped fan with palmettes in relief, a tendril preserved to the right, the remains of pigment throughout, including white for the face, pink for the lips, black for the eyes and red for the hair
7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Molded in the form of a facing veiled female head, perhaps a maenad, her hair center parted, wearing a diadem ornamented with disks, and a thick necklace, originally framed by a shell-shaped fan with palmettes in relief, a tendril preserved to the right, the remains of pigment throughout, including white for the face, pink for the lips, black for the eyes and red for the hair
7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high
Provenance
with Ariadne Galleries, New York, 1986.
Brought to you by
G. Max Bernheimer
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