A terracotta female head from Daun

Estimated Value:

1.000 € - 1.500 €

Result:

4.273 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

Canosa region, Apulia, southern Italy, 3rd/4th century BC
H. 41,5 cm
These Hellenistic vases and vessels, modelled in the shape of women’swere not intended for practical use, but served as decorative ornaments in the tombs of high-ranking figures. Modelled terracotta, light-coloured engobe with traces of polychrome decoration. The head is crowned with a bowl resting on acanthus leaves. Rectangular plinth.
From the collection of the art dealer and collector Saeed Motamed (1925-2013), collected since the 1950s, largelydocumented in inscriptions dating from 1998, featuring drawings and descriptions in Persian. Partially documented in exhibition catalogues since the 1970s - Partially restored, damaged and partly supplemented

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