A Canosan terracotta female bust
Circa 3rd Century B.C.
Possibly the lid of a vessel, depicted wearing a fillet with radiating leaves and drop-shaped earrings, the neck flaring to the cylindrical base, preserving extensive pigment, 4¾in (12cm) high; and an Hellenistic terracotta mask, of a girl with plump features, openwork eyes and hair falling straight on the sides of the face, circa 3rd Century B.C., 4in (10cm) high, mounted (2)
Circa 3rd Century B.C.
Possibly the lid of a vessel, depicted wearing a fillet with radiating leaves and drop-shaped earrings, the neck flaring to the cylindrical base, preserving extensive pigment, 4¾in (12cm) high; and an Hellenistic terracotta mask, of a girl with plump features, openwork eyes and hair falling straight on the sides of the face, circa 3rd Century B.C., 4in (10cm) high, mounted (2)
Estimate:
£600 - 800
US$ 910 - 1,200
€710 - 950
US$ 910 - 1,200
€710 - 950
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Victor Gulotta Collection, Massachusetts.
Canosan bust: Wally Lewis Collection, Scottsdale, Arizona, acquired in the late 1980s.
Hellenistic mask: Bonhams, 30 October 2003, lot 415.
Category: Antiquities
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