A GROUP OF MAINLY HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA FIGURES AND HEADS

4TH CENTURY B.C. AND LATER

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A GROUP OF MAINLY HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA FIGURES AND HEADS
4TH CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
Comprising heads of children and women, the children with plaits over the crown of the head, one wearing a flat cap, some of the female heads with wreaths; a head of Mercury with winged petasos, 3 in. (8.9 cm.) high max.; a figure of Aphrodite, naked save for an himation which she holds aside with both hands, on high base, 8.3/8 in. (21.3 cm.) high; and a later figure of Eros holding a hare or rabbit and bird, a dog jumping up, 5.7/8 in. (15 cm.) high, all mounted (18)

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