Lot Essay
Other similar roundels are in the Museum fr Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and a Philadelphia private collection.
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HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
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A PAIR OF GREEK TERRACOTTA ROUNDELS WITH THEATER MASKS
hellenistic period, circa 2nd-1st century b.c.
Each circular in form with raised moldings along the rim, with a separately-molded mask, one depicting a hetaira, the other a slave, both with perforated eyes and open mouths, the backs with central circular perforations
5 in. (14.5 cm) in diameter (2)
hellenistic period, circa 2nd-1st century b.c.
Each circular in form with raised moldings along the rim, with a separately-molded mask, one depicting a hetaira, the other a slave, both with perforated eyes and open mouths, the backs with central circular perforations
5 in. (14.5 cm) in diameter (2)
Provenance
Peter Sharrer (1974)
Literature
Webster, Monuments Illustrating New Comedy, p.306, pl. 72.
Vermeule, "A Greek Theme and its Survivals: the Ruler's Shield (Tondo Image) in Tomb and Temple" in American Philosophical Society, vol. 109, p. 363, pl. 4-5.
Seeberg, "Heads on Platters" in Studies in Honour of T.B.L. Webster, pp. 121-132.
Vermeule, "A Greek Theme and its Survivals: the Ruler's Shield (Tondo Image) in Tomb and Temple" in American Philosophical Society, vol. 109, p. 363, pl. 4-5.
Seeberg, "Heads on Platters" in Studies in Honour of T.B.L. Webster, pp. 121-132.