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PROPERTY FROM THE CATTAUI FAMILY COLLECTION
A GREEK TERRACOTTA HEAD OF A MAN
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GREEK TERRACOTTA HEAD OF A MAN
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
Perhaps a philosopher, depicted with a bald pate, his thick hair arranged in corkscrew curls descending low around his head, his face with a knitted brow, articulated eyes, and a full beard and mustache
2 ¼ in. (5.8 cm.) high
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
Perhaps a philosopher, depicted with a bald pate, his thick hair arranged in corkscrew curls descending low around his head, his face with a knitted brow, articulated eyes, and a full beard and mustache
2 ¼ in. (5.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the Cattaui family, Switzerland (Appraised for the family by Charles Ratton, Paris, 1958).
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