Lot 473
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A MYCENAEAN PSI TYPE TERRACOTTA FEMALE IDOL
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A MYCENAEAN PSI TYPE TERRACOTTA FEMALE IDOL

MYCENAEAN III B (1300-1230 B.C.)

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A MYCENAEAN PSI TYPE TERRACOTTA FEMALE IDOL
MYCENAEAN III B (1300-1230 B.C.)
The pinched head with high flaring headdress, the arms raised to form a crescent-shaped body, with flaring hollow lower body, details painted in orange-red glaze, repaired
4 in. (10 cm.) high
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Lot Essay

The crescent-shaped body may represent arms upraised in benediction, a pose found in Minoan and Mother Goddess figurines.

Cf. R. A. Higgins, Greek Terracottas, London, 1967, p. xix, pl. 4H (British Museum Cat. no. B 5); and Ancient Life in Miniature, exhibition catalogue, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, 1968, p. 14 and pl. 2, no. 14 for similar.

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