Hellenistic terra cotta head of a child
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Object number
AR2272
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Head of child
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| Material: |
Red clay
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| Date: |
4th - 3rd century BC Early Hellenistic epoch |
| Description: |
Head of child with oval face, rounded forehead and full cheeks. Cluster of curls at top of cranium. Locks of hair, around temples and back of the head.
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| Size: |
Height 35 mm.
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| Condition: |
Fragment of a figure. The head itself is in perfect condition. With label "9B CPGG" from Davies Antiques gallery. Inscription "1457 N.P." on back of neck.
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| Reference: |
G. S. Merker, The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: Terracotta figurines of the classical, hellenistic, and roman periods. V. 18, P. 4, Princeton (New Jersey), 2000. H345, Pl. 52
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| Provenance: |
Acquired 2017 from the German private collection M. Voos, inherited in this from the German private collection H. Herbst. Acquired ca. 1978 for the Herbst collection at Davies Antiques Gallery, London (copy of the invoice is at hand).
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| Authenticity: |
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