Lot 30
ANCIENT GREEK TERRACOTTA PROTOME OF A LADY
EASTERN MEDITERNENA, C. 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Ancient, African & Oceanic Art and Natural History
Auction: 08 July 2026 at 14:00 BST
Description
fired terracotta, depicting a veiled female head with a diadem framing the centrally parted hair, wide eyes, and full lips; pierced at the crown for suspension, raised on a bespoke wooden mount
Dimensions
12.7cm tall
Provenance
Dr. Hans Stenzl (1880 - 1980), Germany / Switzerland, acquired from Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Switzerland in 1958, thence by family descent
Bonhams, London, Antiquities, 8th December 2022, lot 1, sold for £2,040 inc. premium
Footnote
A similar example, probably from Rhodes, can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York accession number: no.61.11.7.