5TH CENTURY B.C.

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AN ATTIC TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A STANDING WOMAN
5TH CENTURY B.C.
The hollow-moulded figure standing with her right hand raised to her breast, her left hand holding the edge and fold of her himation which is draped around over her shoulder and across the front, painted with white slip with added red for her hair, footwear, facial features and garment details; and another similar, smaller, repaired, 5th Century B.C.
7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) and 5¼ in. (13.5 cm.) high respectively (2)

Provenance

Item one: acquired in 1960 from Herbert Cahn, Basel.
Item two: acquired in 1972.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Item two: Antike Kunst, Galerie Heidi Vollmoeller, Zurich, 1975, no. 53.

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