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PROPERTY OF PROFESSOR AND MRS. SID PORT
TWO GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURES
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
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TWO GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURES
Hellenistic Period, Circa 3rd Century B.C.
One a Canosan youthful winged Eros seated astride a dolphin, depicted nude but for a mantle draped over his shoulders and a thick fillet with leaves attached, both arms extending out, preserving traces of original pigment; and a figure of a boy seated astride a swan, the youthful figure wearing a long tunic and a pilos helmet
5¼ in. (13.3 cm) long (2)
Hellenistic Period, Circa 3rd Century B.C.
One a Canosan youthful winged Eros seated astride a dolphin, depicted nude but for a mantle draped over his shoulders and a thick fillet with leaves attached, both arms extending out, preserving traces of original pigment; and a figure of a boy seated astride a swan, the youthful figure wearing a long tunic and a pilos helmet
5¼ in. (13.3 cm) long (2)
Provenance
Royal Athena Galleries, New York for the first
Charles Ede, Ltd., London for the second
Charles Ede, Ltd., London for the second