Lot Essay
For a similar example see no. 62, p. 49 in Higgins, Catalogue of the Terracottas in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum.
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ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
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A RHODIAN POTTERY FIGURAL ALABASTRON
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
In the form of a kore, her oval face with a rounded chin, convex almond-shaped eyes and a small mouth with full lips in a slight smile, a himation pulled up over her head, the ends falling onto her shoulders, holding an attribute at her chest in her right hand, perhaps a dove, her left at her side, preserving traces of red pigment for the hair
14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.
In the form of a kore, her oval face with a rounded chin, convex almond-shaped eyes and a small mouth with full lips in a slight smile, a himation pulled up over her head, the ends falling onto her shoulders, holding an attribute at her chest in her right hand, perhaps a dove, her left at her side, preserving traces of red pigment for the hair
14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Alfred E. Mirsky (1900-1974).
Special notice
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