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Fragment of a large clay figure - probably Zeus

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AR3144
Object: Face of a large figurine, probably Zeus

Material: Brownish clay

Date: Ca. 1st century B.C. - 1st century A.D.
Hellenistic

Description:    Bearded male face, curly hair, large round eyes, straight nose.

Size: Height 64 mm without and 89 mm with mount.

Condition: Fragment of a large figure. The face itself is fully preserved with nicely worked details. Mounted on a modern black wooden base.

References: R.A. Higgins, Greek terracottas (London 1967) p. 110 and Pl. 51A

Provenance: Acquired 2021 from the German private collection G. Damerow. Acquired between 1980 and 1985 at Auktionshaus Exner, Schwarzer Bär, Hannover, Germany.

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