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PROPERTY OF PROFESSOR AND MRS. SID PORT
A GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A BEARDED GOD
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
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A GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A BEARDED GOD
Hellenistic Period, Circa 3rd Century B.C.
Depicted standing, the fleshy god wearing a mantle draped across his lower body and his left fore-arm, his bearded head lowered, turned slightly to his left, his broad face with thick wavy hair, his almond-shaped lidded eyes under arching brows, his forehead furrowed, his fleshy lips pursed beneath a thick mustache, preserving original pigment, red for his flesh and pink for his mantle
15¾ in. (40 cm) high
Hellenistic Period, Circa 3rd Century B.C.
Depicted standing, the fleshy god wearing a mantle draped across his lower body and his left fore-arm, his bearded head lowered, turned slightly to his left, his broad face with thick wavy hair, his almond-shaped lidded eyes under arching brows, his forehead furrowed, his fleshy lips pursed beneath a thick mustache, preserving original pigment, red for his flesh and pink for his mantle
15¾ in. (40 cm) high
Provenance
Royal Athena Galleries, New York