The figure was painted in red and white, some remaining. The origin is Tarent - Southern Italy, and the period is Early Classical Greece.

   For similar examples see the Catalogue Raisonné of the Louvre (S.Mollard Besques, 1954), figure B389 for the general composition,
   and B523 for exactly similar face features.

   Material : Beige Orange Terracotta, some white and red painting remaining
   Provenance : ex. Drouot Auction House, expertised, formerly Mariaud de Serres, Paris
   Origin : Tarent (Italy), Magna Graecia
   Period : early V c. B.C.
   Dimensions : Height. : 10,6 cm

        Ref. : r-080

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   Price & Condition : EUR 600 -

                  
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   Museum Equivalent : N.A.

   Bibliography :Mollard-Besque, Catalogue raisonné des figurines et relief, vol. I, planche 4 XLI pages 59-60.