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LOT 0545
Mycenaean Terracotta Goddess Figure
CIRCA 13TH CENTURY B.C.
3 5/8 in. (69 grams total, 92 mm including stand).
Standing on a conical foot with rounded upper body, applied disc breasts, impressed necklace, pinched facial features, old label '24' to reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Larger Than Life-Size Greek Marble Draped Torso
Hellenistic Period, circa 4th-1st century B.C.Estimate: £50,000 - 70,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25,000
Standing figure tightly wrapped in a himation with both hands clenching the fabric draped close to the body. Over 500 kg, 152 cm high
Prof. Dr. Ernst Berger (1928-2006), Basel, acquired between 1961-1993. with Jean-David Cahn, Basel, 2009. On loan to the Antikenmuseum und Sammlung Ludwig, Basel, 1993-2009. Accompanied by an academic report by Professor Neritan Ceka. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12213-222441.
Despite the damage, the statue appears to be a high quality piece of work by a virtuoso sculptor. The sparing use of strong movements and their diagonal contrast in the hand and foot placement suggests an early Hellenistic date for this type of sculpture, known from a few examples from Attica and the islands. Similar representations of women wearing the chiton and himation during the Hellenistic period are seen in the Tanagra type terracottas of the 4th century BC.
