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live November 18 | 02:30 PM
Hôtel des ventes de Monte-Carlo

64 - PROTOME FEMININE

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Estimation

€1,200 - 1,500

Sale fees

30%

PROTOME FEMININE Terre cuite, traces d'engobe blanc H. 25 cm Grèce d'Occident (Sicile ?), IVe siècle av. J.-C. (?) Protomé en forme de buste féminin, moulé en relief, la poitrine modelée sous un vêtement drapé. La tête est coiffée d'un polos bas cerclé d'un bandeau, d'où tombe un voile retombant sur les épaules. La chevelure, ondulée et séparée par une raie médiane, encadre un visage ovale. Le revers est creux et ouvert, percé au sommet de deux trous de suspension. Provenance Vente Drouot, Art Valorem, 2016. Female protome A mould-made protome in the form of a female bust, the breasts modelled beneath a draped garment. The head wears a low polos encircled by a band, from which a veil falls over the shoulders. The wavy hair, centrally parted, frames an oval face. The reverse is hollow and open, pierced at the top with two suspension holes.

Auction details

Archéologie online
Wednesday, November 18
02:30 PM
10-12, quai Antoine 1er
98000 Monte-Carlo, Monaco

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Hôtel des ventes de Monte-Carlo +37 7 93 25 88 89 amournet@hvmc.com
On Drouot for 5 years avec More than 46,000 lots published

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