ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 6TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK TERRACOTTA FEMALE HEAD
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 6TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
With long oval face, pointed chin, large almond-shaped eyes and smiling lips, with wavy hair centrally parted and falling in thick plaits, originally wearing high polos
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Private collection, England; gifted in 1960 by E. H. Goddard, Esq., the present owner's old headmaster.

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Lot Essay

E. H. Goddard, Esq., was formerly Headmaster of Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham Boys School, from 1932-1961. Previously, he had been Head of Classics at Bradford Boys Grammar School. Goddard's Greek and Latin textbooks were used in many schools throughout the world, and known as 'Lewis and Goddard.'

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