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Lot 112*

A Greek terracotta antefix

3 July 2019, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£800 - £1,200

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A Greek terracotta antefix
Taranto, circa 4th Century B.C.
Moulded with a female head, her wavy hair bound by a wreath, wearing pendant earrings, with almond-shaped eyes, full lips and rounded chin, with traces of white slip, 17cm high

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Provenance:
Private collection, New Mexico, acquired prior to 1991.

For a similar antefix, see R. A. Higgins, Catalogue of the Terracottas in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1969, no. 1330.

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