Lot Essay
Cf. R. A. Higgins, Catalogue of Terracottas in the British Museum, I, London, 1969, p. 228, pl. 121, no. 857
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A LARGE BOEOTIAN TERRACOTTA FEMALE PROTOME, wearing a peplos and a low polos, her hair is parted in the centre and falls in thick waves to her shoulders, traces of white slip and black colouring, suspension hole behind, circa 420 B.C.
9 5/8in. (24.5cm.) high
9 5/8in. (24.5cm.) high