A GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A SOLDIER OR RULER
A GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A SOLDIER OR RULER

HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A SOLDIER OR RULER
Hellenistic Period, Circa 3rd Century B.C.
Standing on a plinth with his right knee bent and his left leg slightly advanced, looking to his left, perhaps once holding a spear in his raised right hand, depicted armed, wearing a tunic below the cuirass and pteryges, with a long cloak tied on this right shoulder, covering his left upper torso and arm and falling behind him, with short curling locks and elongated features, traces of polychrome throughout
11¼ in. (28.6 cm) high

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