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LOT 0082
Hellenistic Terracotta Figure of a Veiled Woman
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
8 5/8 in. (384 grams, 22 cm high).
Hollow-formed Tanagra type depicting a standing female wearing a floor-length robe, veil and mantle; the right arm holding the mantle, one foot protruding; a circular opening to the reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private Swiss collection since 1998.
Cf. similar figure in the British Museum under accession number 1874,1110.11.
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LOT 0082
Hellenistic Terracotta Figure of a Veiled Woman
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Circa 11th-9th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
With thick ribbed neck, crescent horns and prominent genitals; mounted on a custom-made stand. 141 grams total, 86 mm wide including stand
From the collection of D. Smith, Sussex, UK, 1990s.
Like dozens of similar statuettes depicting animals or human figures, this bronze bull was probably offered by a worshipper during a sacrifice. A large number of statuettes were found in a thick layer of ash from the altar of Zeus at Olympia. In 2021, a similar statuette, with protruding horns, was found in the sanctuary. Bulls and horses were the favourite cultic animals in the Cretan, Achaean and Archaic Greek civilisations. The model of the long and narrow body was borrowed from the Near East.
