c. 300 BCE
Head of a smiling boy inclined slightly to its own left. The back of the head is smooth. There are traces of white slip on face.
2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Purchased from G. Max Bernheimer, Bernheimer Antique Arts, Cambridge, MA. From Stuart Thorne by bequest. ex. coll. Mrs.Thorne who had obtained them in Greece many years before. Mrs. Thorne was closely involved with the American School of Classical Studies in Athens from the 1930's onwards.
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