ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA VOTIVE HEAD OF A WOMAN
Ca. 400-200 BC.
Depicted with her hair arranged in multiple curls, with tresses falling at the sides, a veil drawn up over her head. Item comes with a professional historical report from Ancient Report Specialists. For literature see C. Ede, Collecting Antiquities: An Introductory Guide, London, 1975, p. 72, no. 187. Also, see Bonhams, Lot 55, 1st May 2013.
Size: L:265mm / W:180mm ; 2.5kg
Provenance: From an old Swiss Collection.Royal Athena Galleries, New York (Art of the Ancient World, vol. XVII, no. 81), 2006. Exhibited: Olympia Art & Antiques fair, London June 2022.
Estimate: GBP 6000 - 12000