A Hellenistic Terracotta Head of a Grotesque
Sale 910 - Antiquities & Ethnographic Art
Nov 18, 2021
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$100 -
200
Price Realized
$344
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Lot Description
A Hellenistic Terracotta Head of a Grotesque
Circa 3rd-1st Century B.C.
Height 3 3/4 inches (9 cm).
Property from the Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California, Sold to Support the Care of Collections and the William Holden Fund for Acquisitions
Provenance:
Gift of the William Holden Estate, 1981; William Holden (b. 1918) was an American actor best known for his roles in Sabrina and The Wild Bunch. Holden had various collecting interests, with an emphasis in ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and African objects.
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