ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA HEAD OF A YOUNG MAN 5th -... Lot 2

ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA HEAD OF A YOUNG MAN 5th - 4th century BC; height cm 23; Outstanding molded head of a young male, with prominent facial details and pleasant expression. The head is depicted with full and slightly open lips, almond-shaped eyes characterized by prominent upper lids and arched eyebrows and short hairs, finely incised. Traces of the original cromy are still preserved. A similar specimen (head of a woman), was sold by Sotheby's on 12 June 2001, lot 81. PROVENANCE Property of a gentleman; acquired on the European art market between 1960s and 1980s.