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LOT 0038
Large Greek Terracotta Draped Statue in Praying Attitude
4TH CENTURY B.C.
14 1/2 in. (1.53 kg, 37 cm).
Hollow-formed standing male in floor-length robe with copious sleeves, the left hand held across the chest and the right hand raised palm-outward; short hair combed forward in a severe style; tiered base.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12214-222196.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. similarly formed item in Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession no.59.48.14.
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LOT 0038
Large Greek Terracotta Draped Statue in Praying Attitude
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
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Archaic Greek Terracotta Seated Goddess
5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Depicting the goddess seated on a high-backed throne and wearing a long dress, her hands resting on the lap. 412 grams, 18.2 cm
Acquired in Europe before 1996. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The typical 5th century B.C. terracotta female figurine was a standing or seated woman wearing a chiton and a himation. It usually represented the goddess Demeter, and it was a votive figure offered to the shrines or temples. Attica was one of the principal centres of figurine production, but Corinth continued to produce solid standing or seated females with moulded fronts and flat backs.
