Greek terracotta head wearing a Macedonian kausia
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A head from a hollow moulded terracotta votive figure of a youth wearing a kausia. The kausia was a type of Macedonian brimless hat with a flat top which is still worn in Central Asian regions which were conquered by Alexander the Great.
Culture
Greek, 5th or 4th Century BC
Size
8.3 x 4.6 cms, 15.6 cms including stand
Condition
Fragment and repaired, mounted on a perspex display stand
Provenance
Ex. estate of Professor Victor Chan (1947-2020), Alberta, Canada and thence by inheritance. Acquired in London before 1990.
Victor Chan taught art history at the University of Alberta, retiring as Professor Emeritus in 2000. Professor Chan purchased the majority of his collection from smaller London dealerships including Tetragon, George Lambor, M. Ayres and Old Drury during visits to the UK during the early 1980’s.