THE PROPERTY OF AN ESTATE
A GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A WOMAN
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A GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A WOMAN
Circa 3rd Century B.C.
The standing figure wrapped in a voluminous himation over a chiton, with her hair pulled back in the melon-coiffure, a fan in her left hand, surviving red pigment for the hair, white throughout, traces of blue on the himation, a rectangular vent in the back
6 7/8in. ( 17.3cm.) high
Circa 3rd Century B.C.
The standing figure wrapped in a voluminous himation over a chiton, with her hair pulled back in the melon-coiffure, a fan in her left hand, surviving red pigment for the hair, white throughout, traces of blue on the himation, a rectangular vent in the back
6 7/8in. ( 17.3cm.) high
Provenance
Fallani, Rome