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Greek Terracotta Head with Archaic Features, from Tarent, 500-475 BC

Sizeable head of a man with large closed beard. The face with almond-shaped eyes, an intact nose and a calm archaic smile.

The forehead is topped by a diadem with cross-stitched bordure and a chipped adornment at center.

For related heads cf. items no. 210-214 in: Wolfgang Schürmann. Katalog der antiken Terrakotten im Badischen Landesmuseum Karlsruhe. Göteborg 1989.

Broken at the neck, several chips out of the beard. Remains of grayish pigment on the diadem, red pigment behind. Root marks.

H. 7.5 cm (3 in)
H. with stand 17.5 cm (6.9 in)

German private collection

Sold 780 USD