A GREEK TERRACOTTA FEMALE PROTOME

BOEOTIA, CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK TERRACOTTA FEMALE PROTOME
BOEOTIA, CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Her himation pulled up over the top of her head, holding her drapery in her left hand, her right hand lifted to her chest, with remains of white slip and red painted details
6 ¾ in. (17.2 cm.) high

Provenance

Private collection, Hamburg, acquired prior to 1977; and thence by descent to the present owner.

Exhibited

Hamburg, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Kunst der Antike: Schätze aus norddeutschem Privatbesitz, 21 January-6 March 1977.

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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
W. Hornbostel, Kunst der Antike - Schätze aus norddeutschem Privatbesitz, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Mainz, 1977, cat. no. 109.

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