Lot Essay
For the "Meander Polos" type, of which this lot is an example, see p. 680, no. 92-I in G.P. Carratelli, ed., The Western Greeks.
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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
A FRAGMENTRY GREEK TERRACOTTA PROTOME
SICILY, ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A FRAGMENTRY GREEK TERRACOTTA PROTOME
SICILY, ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
5 5⁄8 in. (14.2 cm.) high
SICILY, ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
5 5⁄8 in. (14.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Arthur von Arx, Solothurn, acquired by 1967.
Elsa Bloch-Diener (1922-2012), Bern; thence by descent.
The Elsa Bloch-Diener (1922-2012) Collection; Antiquities, Christie's, London, 5 July 2017, lot 48.
with Ariadne Galleries, New York and London, acquired from the above.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2017.
Elsa Bloch-Diener (1922-2012), Bern; thence by descent.
The Elsa Bloch-Diener (1922-2012) Collection; Antiquities, Christie's, London, 5 July 2017, lot 48.
with Ariadne Galleries, New York and London, acquired from the above.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2017.
Literature
A. von Arx, et al., eds., Antike Kunst aus Privatbesitz Bern - Biel - Solothurn, Solothurn, 1967, p. 142, pl. 43, no. 349.
Exhibited
Solothurn, Zentralbibliothek, Kunst der Antike aus Privatbesitz Bern - Biel - Solothurn, 21 October-3 December 1967.
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