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Material Terracotta
Dimensions 6-3/4"H
Condition Repaired
Description
Very rare terracotta actor, manufactured in Magna-Graecia, South Italy, Ca 300 to 200 BC, most likely from Tarrentum. Standing young male actor wearing tight-fitting tunic, rounded headband, arms extended as if in the middle of reciting his lines; he stands on round integral spool-form base. 6-3/4"H, missing right hand and arm reattached, else excellent.
Provenance
Ex-prominent Palm Springs, CA Collection, acquired at Christie's, NYC, June 26, 1981 - Lot 134.
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