Lot Essay
For a similar example from Taras, see no. 1319 in Higgins, Catalogue of the Terracottas in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum.
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA EARLY 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GREEK TERRACOTTA BUST OF DIONYSOS
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA EARLY 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Mold-made, the bearded god originally reclining, wearing a fillet and stephane decorated with three large rosettes in his wavy hair, a palmette rising behind
6 in. (15.2 cm.)
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA EARLY 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Mold-made, the bearded god originally reclining, wearing a fillet and stephane decorated with three large rosettes in his wavy hair, a palmette rising behind
6 in. (15.2 cm.)
Provenance
The Property of Edward Smith; Sotheby's, New York, 23 March 1972, lot 96.
with Fragments of Time, Massachusetts, 1998 (Catalogue #7).
Dr. Peter Rosier (d. 2007).
with Fragments of Time, Massachusetts, 1998 (Catalogue #7).
Dr. Peter Rosier (d. 2007).
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
G. Max Bernheimer
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