Lot Essay
For similar, cf. R. A. Higgins, Catalogue of the Terracottas in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities in the British Museum, Volume I, London, 1954, nos 134-141, p.67-69.
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PROBABLY RHODES, CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GREEK TERRACOTTA FEMALE PROTOME
PROBABLY RHODES, CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Mould-made, with white slip, wearing a stephane and a himation, with dark blue zigzags along the edge, pulled up over the top of the head, the hair emerging from under the headdress, with almond-shaped eyes and a slight smile, wearing disc earrings, remains of blue, yellow decoration, 10¼ in. (26 cm.) high; and another mould-made, wearing a stephane, a row of curls emerging from under the headdress, with almond-shaped eyes, traces of red pigment, 6¾ in. (17 cm.) high (2)
PROBABLY RHODES, CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Mould-made, with white slip, wearing a stephane and a himation, with dark blue zigzags along the edge, pulled up over the top of the head, the hair emerging from under the headdress, with almond-shaped eyes and a slight smile, wearing disc earrings, remains of blue, yellow decoration, 10¼ in. (26 cm.) high; and another mould-made, wearing a stephane, a row of curls emerging from under the headdress, with almond-shaped eyes, traces of red pigment, 6¾ in. (17 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Item one: with Ariadne Galleries, New York.
Mavrommatis collection, Switzerland; acquired early 1990s.
Item two: with Ariadne Galleries, New York.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 2 December 1991, lot 128.
Mavrommatis collection, Switzerland.
Mavrommatis collection, Switzerland; acquired early 1990s.
Item two: with Ariadne Galleries, New York.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 2 December 1991, lot 128.
Mavrommatis collection, Switzerland.
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