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HELLENISTIC PERIOD, SOUTH ITALIAN CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
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A LARGE GREEK TERRACOTTA WOMAN
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, SOUTH ITALIAN
CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
Depicted standing, wearing a high belted peplos with overfold, her feet protruding from below the hem of the pleated drapery, her right arm crossing her waist, with her palm open to her garment, her left arm bent acutely with her palm open to the left side of her face, her center-parted hair with a single long tendril falling on to each shoulder, her oval face with thickly-lidded eyes and fleshy lips, the small chin rounded, extensive white slip preserved throughout, three large exhaust holes toward the base, one at the front
32 in. (81.3 cm.) high
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, SOUTH ITALIAN
CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
Depicted standing, wearing a high belted peplos with overfold, her feet protruding from below the hem of the pleated drapery, her right arm crossing her waist, with her palm open to her garment, her left arm bent acutely with her palm open to the left side of her face, her center-parted hair with a single long tendril falling on to each shoulder, her oval face with thickly-lidded eyes and fleshy lips, the small chin rounded, extensive white slip preserved throughout, three large exhaust holes toward the base, one at the front
32 in. (81.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Hesperia Ancient Art, Ltd., New York, 27 November 1990, part I, lot 194.