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Hellenistic Terracotta Head of the Goddess Demeter Hellenistic Terracotta Head of the Goddess Demeter Hellenistic Terracotta Head of the Goddess Demeter
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LOT 0531

Hellenistic Terracotta Head of the Goddess Demeter

CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.

3 in. (74 grams total, 78 mm high).

Hollow-formed and with rounded facial features; wavy hair with central partition, dressed with a tall diadem. [No Reserve]

Provenance

UK private collection.
Acquired Spink, York, UK, 2009.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.

Literature

Cf. Capano, A., 'Il culto di Demetra nella Lucania antica,' in Basilicata Regione. Notizie, 2017, pp.128-151, fig.23, votive head from San Chirico Nuovo.

Footnotes

The head is probably from a cult statuette of Demeter. Statuettes of the goddess, seated or standing, or even busts, are well documented in the south of Italy, both among the Greek colonists and the local populations; many have been excavated from regional sanctuaries.

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LOT 0531

Hellenistic Terracotta Head of the Goddess Demeter

Sold for (Inc. bp): £780

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