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THE PROPERTY FROM A GENTLEMAN'S COLLECTION
AN ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA VOTIVE
CIRCA LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND CENTURY B.C.
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AN ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA VOTIVE
Circa Late 3rd-Early 2nd Century B.C.
The elongated, stylized figure with a crudely molded head, the lidded eyes with articulated pupils, the mouth severe, with a mantle pulled up over the back of the head and falling in a single U-shaped fold, a hand in relief on the lower abdomen above the base of the U, the lower body reduced to a cylindrical shaft with drapery folds in low relief, preserving some red pigment throughout
29 1/4 in. (74.3 cm) high
Circa Late 3rd-Early 2nd Century B.C.
The elongated, stylized figure with a crudely molded head, the lidded eyes with articulated pupils, the mouth severe, with a mantle pulled up over the back of the head and falling in a single U-shaped fold, a hand in relief on the lower abdomen above the base of the U, the lower body reduced to a cylindrical shaft with drapery folds in low relief, preserving some red pigment throughout
29 1/4 in. (74.3 cm) high
Provenance
Galerie Nina Borowski, Paris
Sale room notice
This lot is being offered not subject to a reserve.