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LOT 0583

Hellenistic Terracotta Statuette of a Wreathed Young Woman

LATE 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

6 7/8 in. (257 grams, 17.5 cm).

Standing on a rectangular base, hair divided in regular stripes with voluminous locks, head slightly bowed, the bare arm resting on her right hip; the left leg is visible under the pleated undergarment chiton and slanted himation.

Provenance

Ex Belgian art market, 2020.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Mavrogonatou, A., Terracotta figurines as grave offerings in Veroia: the funerary dimension of Aphrodite and Eros in female and child burials of the Hellenistic rock-cut chamber tombs, Thessaloniki, 2018, pl.29, p.30, for similar.

Footnotes

The statuette finds comparisons among examples that can be dated between the 4th century and the middle of the 3rd century B.C. It shows some traces of the original polychromy, characterised by strongly contrasting hues, keeping in with the local style.

CONDITION
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LOT 0583

Hellenistic Terracotta Statuette of a Wreathed Young Woman

Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)

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