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SOUTH ITALY, CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
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THREE GREEK TERRACOTTA ANIMALS
SOUTH ITALY, CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
Comprising a Canosan terracotta dove white-slipped, with details in red including rosette on pectoral; a terracotta boar rattle, with pointed nose, erect ears, curled tail, a sleeping boy on its back, remains of white pigment overall, on integral base; and a terracotta cockerel with traces of white and red pigment, with high crest, wattle and curled tail feather
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high max. (3)
SOUTH ITALY, CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
Comprising a Canosan terracotta dove white-slipped, with details in red including rosette on pectoral; a terracotta boar rattle, with pointed nose, erect ears, curled tail, a sleeping boy on its back, remains of white pigment overall, on integral base; and a terracotta cockerel with traces of white and red pigment, with high crest, wattle and curled tail feather
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high max. (3)
Provenance
Jacques Werner collection, Belgium; acquired in the 1980s; thence by descent to the present owner.
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