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A GREEK TERRACOTTA VOTIVE SHIP
Circa 4th Century B.C.
Modelled in the form of a ketos, the sea-monster's head forming the prow, with a long snout, bulging eyes, spikey comb and forward projecting ears, his up-right tail in back, painted red and black over a white slip, a cross-hatched pattern at the side, with three banks presently arranged with eight rowers and two coxwains, perhaps from Sicily
17in. (43.2cm.) long
Circa 4th Century B.C.
Modelled in the form of a ketos, the sea-monster's head forming the prow, with a long snout, bulging eyes, spikey comb and forward projecting ears, his up-right tail in back, painted red and black over a white slip, a cross-hatched pattern at the side, with three banks presently arranged with eight rowers and two coxwains, perhaps from Sicily
17in. (43.2cm.) long
Provenance
The Summa Galleries, Beverly Hills, Catalogue 1, 1976, no. 65.