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THE PROPERTY FROM A GENTLEMAN'S COLLECTION
AN ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA HEAD OF A YOUTH
CIRCA LATE 5TH-EARLY 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA HEAD OF A YOUTH
Circa Late 5th-Early 4th Century B.C.
With an oval face, a creased forehead and modelled brows, the convex almond-shaped eyes with thick lids, the nose slender, the full lips pursed into an austere expression, wearing a smooth cap from which protrudes a series of short vertical locks along the forehead, with longer locks in front of the ears, the cap preserving red pigment
9¾ in. (24.8 cm) high
Circa Late 5th-Early 4th Century B.C.
With an oval face, a creased forehead and modelled brows, the convex almond-shaped eyes with thick lids, the nose slender, the full lips pursed into an austere expression, wearing a smooth cap from which protrudes a series of short vertical locks along the forehead, with longer locks in front of the ears, the cap preserving red pigment
9¾ in. (24.8 cm) high
Provenance
Antiquities and Islamic Art, Sotheby's New York, 1 June 1995, lot 105