ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK TERRACOTTA FEMALE VOTARY
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Mold-made, standing on a low plinth, clutching a piglet to her chest, wearing a crinkly chiton with a long overfold, a himation draped around her shoulders and over her arms, and a low polos, her wavy hair center parted and tucked behind her ears, with bulging eyes, a prominent nose, and a smiling mouth
12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired in Paris, likely at Hôtel Drouot, 1988-1992.

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Lot Essay

According to Higgins (Catalogue of the Terracottas in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, p. 299) terracotta figures of women holding pigs represent votaries with an offering to Demeter or Persephone. Although they are found all over the Greek world, they occur most frequently in Sicily.

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