TANAGRA, HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK TERRACOTTA FEMALE FIGURE
TANAGRA, HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
12 3/5 in. (32 cm.) high

Provenance

Formerly in the Larrain Collection, Santiago, Chile.
Private collection, Buenos Aires, acquired in the 1970s; thence by descent to present owner.

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Lot Essay

Sergio Larraín García-Moreno (1905-1999) was a Chilean architect and collector of antiquities. In the 1970's he sought to find a place where he could display the collection that he had acquired over the course of his lifetime. Together with the foundation of the Familia Larraín Echenique, he played a huge part in founding the Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Chile, in 1981. The museum still holds a large number of pieces donated from the Larrain Collection.

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