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PROPERTY OF PROFESSOR AND MRS. SID PORT
A GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A WOMAN
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
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A GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A WOMAN
Hellenistic Period, Circa 3rd Century B.C.
Possibly Melpomene, the muse of tragedy, the standing figure wearing a long chiton and a tightly-wrapped himation, her hair pulled back into a chignon with tendrils falling around her face, her right hand at her hip, her left arm lowered, a tragic mask with an open mouth suspended to the right, preserving traces of original pigment throughout
7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm) high
Hellenistic Period, Circa 3rd Century B.C.
Possibly Melpomene, the muse of tragedy, the standing figure wearing a long chiton and a tightly-wrapped himation, her hair pulled back into a chignon with tendrils falling around her face, her right hand at her hip, her left arm lowered, a tragic mask with an open mouth suspended to the right, preserving traces of original pigment throughout
7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm) high
Provenance
Charles Ede, Ltd., London