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CANOSAN, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
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A HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA FEMALE FIGURE
CANOSAN, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
Standing on integral circular base, holding a large fan in left hand, wearing chiton and himation wrapped around her, a foliate wreath in her bound hair, remains of pink, blue and brown pigment; another terracotta female figure on integral circular base, both 12 in. (30.5 cm.) high max.; and a terracotta 'head' vase, the female head wearing diadem with applied discs, surmounted by a draped female figure, a strap handle at rear, 18½ in. (47 cm.) high (3)
CANOSAN, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
Standing on integral circular base, holding a large fan in left hand, wearing chiton and himation wrapped around her, a foliate wreath in her bound hair, remains of pink, blue and brown pigment; another terracotta female figure on integral circular base, both 12 in. (30.5 cm.) high max.; and a terracotta 'head' vase, the female head wearing diadem with applied discs, surmounted by a draped female figure, a strap handle at rear, 18½ in. (47 cm.) high (3)
Provenance
Sold Sotheby's London, 21 May 1984, lot 330 (item one) and lot 328 (item two); and Sotheby's London, 9-10 July 1984, part lot 539 (item three).
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