A GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A BABY IN A CRADLE

HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A BABY IN A CRADLE
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Rectangular boat-shape form, moulded with the figure of a chubby baby asleep in his cradle, arms behind his head, feet crossed, four incised grooves on lower edge, circular vent hole on underside
4 in. (10 cm.) long

Provenance

Acquired by the present owner from Charles Ede Ltd., London, early 1980s.

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Lot Essay

It has been suggested that the above figure comes from Taras. For similar babies from Rhodes and Taras cf. R. A. Higgins, Catalogue of the Terracottas in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities British museum, 1970, pp. 72-73, nos 155-157 and p.345, no. 1268. For a terracotta rattle with figure of a reclining baby from Smyrna cf. Charles Ede Ltd. Greek and Roman Terracotta Sculpture XIV, no. 39.

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