Archaic Greek Terracotta Female Head, c. 5th-4th century B.C.

(Greek Terracotta Head)

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Item No.
28.35252
Culture
Greek, c. 5th-4th century B.C. 
Item Details.
Female head, a diadem in her wavy hair. The Archaic period saw developments in Greek politics, economics, international relations, warfare and culture. It laid the groundwork for the Classical period, both politically and culturally. It was in the Archaic period that the Greek alphabet developed, that the earliest surviving Greek literature was composed, that monumental sculpture and red-figure pottery began in Greece

Provenance: With Galerie Arete, Zurich. Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above 11 June 1997.

Size
9.1 cm H - 3 9/16 inches
Material
Terracotta 
Condition
Part of a larger figure 
Categories
Live Auction 23
Price.
US$ 2000
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