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| GREEK MARBLE HEAD OF A YOUNG GIRL Her head turned slightly to her right, wearing a crescentic diadem in her curly hair, which is gathered above each ear. Likely a child votary, it is related to a group of marble figures, the so-called Arktoi or "little bears," at the temple of Artemis at Brauron near Athens. Cf. M. True and K. Hamma, A Passion for Antiquities, Ancient Art from the Collection of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman, 1994, no. 50, p. 113. Ex Martinos, Athens, 1930s; F. Vegas, La Vega, Una Casa Colonial (ill.); private French collection; acquired in New York, December 2003. Ca. 4th Century BC H. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm.) Art of the Ancient World, 2011, no. 5 Art of the Ancient World, 2005, no. 2 CND12 $45,000 Sales |
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