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Two Hellenistic Terracotta Heads, egypt(?), circa 3rd/1st Century B.C.
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- Two Hellenistic Terracotta Heads, egypt(?)
- Heights 5 1/4 and 1 5/8 in. 13.3 and 4.1 cm.
comprising a polychrome head of a woman turned slightly to her right and wearing applied circular ear-spools, her centrally parted wavy hair bound in an open sakkos and surmounted by a top-knot, and a head of Herakles with thick beard, powerful features, and hair surmounted by cylindrical headdress, the pupils of the eyes indented.
Provenance
Dr. Antonio Martin Araujo, Venezuelan Ambassador to the United States (-1952), Egypt (1959-), and Argentina (1969-72)
Maria Galen Araujo
Pablo Perez Fusparguez