Lot Essay
Cf. G. Laviosa, "Le antefisse fittili di Taranto", Archaeologia Classica 6, 1954, taf. 73 for similar.
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TARENTINE, CIRCA LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GREEK TERRACOTTA FEMALE BUST PROTOME
TARENTINE, CIRCA LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Wearing a veil pulled up over her head, her hair centre-parted and arranged in a loose knot at the top of her head, her right hand raised holding a leaf-shaped fan, preserving traces of red pigment, pierced at top edge
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high
TARENTINE, CIRCA LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Wearing a veil pulled up over her head, her hair centre-parted and arranged in a loose knot at the top of her head, her right hand raised holding a leaf-shaped fan, preserving traces of red pigment, pierced at top edge
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high
Provenance
Tollmann collection, Cologne; acquired in the 1960s-1970s.
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