Lot 231
231
A GREEK TERRACOTTA RELIEF FRAGMENT OF THETIS
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A GREEK TERRACOTTA RELIEF FRAGMENT OF THETIS

CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK TERRACOTTA RELIEF FRAGMENT OF THETIS
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
With scene of Thetis riding a sea monster and carrying the sword, scabbard and helmet of Achilles, with egg and dart frieze above
3 x 1¾ in. (7.5 x 4.5 cm.)
Provenance
Acquired on the Paris art market in the late 1980s.
Special notice
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Sale room notice
Please note the illustration for this lot in the printed catalogue has been mislabelled as lot 232 and should read lot 231.

Lot Essay

The Nereid, Thetis, was sought in marriage by both Zeus and Poseidon, until hearing that she would give birth to a son more powerful than his father. Zeus chose then to marry Thetis to the mortal Peleus, King of Thessaly, with whom she bore Achilles. Cf. R. A. Higgins, Greek Terracottas, London, 1967, pp. xxxvi and 104, pl. 47B, no. 47B for a Corinthian terracotta of Thetis riding a sea-monster and carrying Achilles' helmet.

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