Lot 1250
Pair of Comedic Grotesques in Terra Cotta. Egypt, Hellenistic or Graeco-Roman Alexandria, c. 2nd-1st century BC. Popular portraits of mimes or comedy actors, with outlandish features, and fearsome grimaces. Both bald with ample teeth displayed. Heads appear to be wholly hand modeled, or at the least, heavily reworked moldings - - the extensive and deeply impressed fingerprints of their makers clearly evident. This is actual Hellenistic era sculpture, rather than a mass produced image. Pieces intact as shown, with minor rubbing or occasional chips to the high spots. Lengths: 2-1/2"; 2-7/8". Lot of 2 items.
Estimated Value $800 - 900.
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