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Lot n° 20

A Head of Dionysos or of a Symposiast

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Western Greek ca. 500 B.C.. Terracotta. H. 10 cm. W. 8.4 cm A head of a bearded man crowned by a wreath with a central flower. The hair is centrally parted above the forehead and structured by finely engraved lines. Small mouth with a so-called Archaic smile. Hollow. Condition: Fragment representing a head. Traces of white engobe and red paint. Surface sintered. Minor chipping on the flower and the bridge of the nose. Formerly Coll. Prof. Hans Dahn (1919-2019), Lausanne; acquired Nov. 1956 from Donati.