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    12 June 2002

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    • TWO GREEK TERRACOTTA FEMALE FI
    Lot 18

    TWO GREEK TERRACOTTA FEMALE FIGURES

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

    Price realised

    USD 1,434

    Estimate

    USD 1,800 - USD 2,200

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    TWO GREEK TERRACOTTA FEMALE FIGURES
    Archaic Period, Circa Late 6th-Early 5th Century B.C.
    One standing on a square plinth, wearing a peplos belted at her waist, her long hair supporting a short polos, her right hand at her breast, her left arm at her side; and one standing with her right hand at her chest and her left arm at her side, wearing a chiton below a himation which is pulled up over the back of the head as a veil, with tight curls framing her hand-modeled face
    7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm) high; and 7 5/8 in. (19.3 cm) high (2)

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    PROPERTY OF PROFESSOR AND MRS. SID PORT

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