CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.

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AN ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA FEMALE HEAD
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Wearing disc-shaped earring, with short fringe framing the forehead, diadem above; and a terracotta head of a young boy, with hair falling in long curls, gaze to his right, a band across his forehead, remains of painted details, pierced on crown of head, 4th Century B.C., both mounted
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) and 3½ in. (8.9 cm.) high respectively (2)

Provenance

Heidi Vollmoeller; acquired in 1975 and 1979 respectively.

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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Item one: Terracotta, Galerie Heidi Vollmoeller, Zurich, 1983, no. 66.

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