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PROPERTY OF PROFESSOR AND MRS. SID PORT
A GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A BANQUETER
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
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A GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A BANQUETER
Classical Period, Circa 5th Century B.C.
The draped figure reclining on a kline, with the left arm resting on a pillow, the right on the raised right knee, the long hair in plaits depicted with red pigment, preserving traces of red pigment over white slip throughout; together with a Greek terracotta seated draped woman (not illustrated) with her mantle pulled up over the back of her head as a veil, holding a small child in her left arm, her right arm resting on her lap
6¼ in. (15.9 cm) long for the first (2)
Classical Period, Circa 5th Century B.C.
The draped figure reclining on a kline, with the left arm resting on a pillow, the right on the raised right knee, the long hair in plaits depicted with red pigment, preserving traces of red pigment over white slip throughout; together with a Greek terracotta seated draped woman (not illustrated) with her mantle pulled up over the back of her head as a veil, holding a small child in her left arm, her right arm resting on her lap
6¼ in. (15.9 cm) long for the first (2)
Provenance
Summa Galleries, Inc., Beverly Hills for the banqueter
Superior Galleries, Los Angeles for the female figure holding a child
Superior Galleries, Los Angeles for the female figure holding a child