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A Hellenistic terracotta of a young girl
holding a fan in her left hand, wearing a chiton and himation wrapped tightly around her, traces of pigment in loose curly hair, square vent at back, repaired and hand restored, mounted -- 5¼in. (13.3cm.) high, 330-250 B.C.; a figure of a girl, with himation wrapped tightly around and hanging in fold over her left arm, hair parted centrally and pulled back into chignon at nape of neck, repaired and corner of base chipped -- 6½in. (16.5cm.) high; and a two-nozzled lamp in the form of a draped woman's bust, wearing crescent headdress, pierced for suspension behind -- 4½in. (11.5cm.) high, all 3rd Century B.C. (3)
holding a fan in her left hand, wearing a chiton and himation wrapped tightly around her, traces of pigment in loose curly hair, square vent at back, repaired and hand restored, mounted -- 5¼in. (13.3cm.) high, 330-250 B.C.; a figure of a girl, with himation wrapped tightly around and hanging in fold over her left arm, hair parted centrally and pulled back into chignon at nape of neck, repaired and corner of base chipped -- 6½in. (16.5cm.) high; and a two-nozzled lamp in the form of a draped woman's bust, wearing crescent headdress, pierced for suspension behind -- 4½in. (11.5cm.) high, all 3rd Century B.C. (3)