A GREEK POTTERY PROTOME
A GREEK POTTERY PROTOME

ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK POTTERY PROTOME
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
In the form of a ram's head, black-glazed, with contrasting painted details, including ridges on the underslung horns, a dotted band across the top of the head, and the large eyes and brows, the nostrils indented, the mouth open, perhaps serving as a spout, the interior hollow, joined to a wheel-made fragmentary vessel
5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) wide
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany.
Art Market, Germany, 1999.

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