Lot Essay
This figure possibly represents Penelope mourning her missing husband Odysseus, after a famous Greek statue of the late 5th Century B.C.
4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A BOEOTIAN TERRACOTTA SEATED FEMALE FIGURE
4TH CENTURY B.C.
Seated to her right, with her legs crossed, her gaze directed downwards with her head supported in her right hand, her left arm down by her side resting on the stool, with drapery around her legs
5.5/8 in. (14.2 cm.) high
4TH CENTURY B.C.
Seated to her right, with her legs crossed, her gaze directed downwards with her head supported in her right hand, her left arm down by her side resting on the stool, with drapery around her legs
5.5/8 in. (14.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Erlenmeyer collection; sold Sotheby's, London, 9 July 1990, lot 60.