CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

Details

FIVE GREEK AND ROMAN TERRACOTTA FIGURES
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
4 1⁄2 in. (11.5 cm.) high. max.

Provenance

Fridolin (1903-1969) and Halina (1907-1989) Schwitter-Lagutt Collection, Basel, acquired between 1950-1967.

Exhibited

On loan to the Antikenmuseum, Basel, 1971-2022.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The figure of the small girl holding a rabbit is reminiscent of the votive marble statues from various Greek sanctuaries of the same subject matter. For a similar Roman 1st Century terracotta of a child riding a dog see British Museum acc. no. 1847,0806.83, and for a Greek terracotta of a baby lying in a cradle see 1972,1228.1, dated to the 5th Century B.C.

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