Lot Essay
For a related example see no. 108b in I. Krauskopf, "Gorgo, Gorgones," in LIMC, vol. IV.
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF RANDALL STEINMEYER
A GREEK TERRACOTTA ANTEFIX
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA MID 5TH-MID 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GREEK TERRACOTTA ANTEFIX
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA MID 5TH-MID 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Circular in form, molded with a Gorgoneion, her round face framed by thick unruly locks, with nine undulating snakes emerging from within, each head facing outward, two knotted at the crown of her head
8¾ in. (22.3 cm.) wide
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA MID 5TH-MID 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Circular in form, molded with a Gorgoneion, her round face framed by thick unruly locks, with nine undulating snakes emerging from within, each head facing outward, two knotted at the crown of her head
8¾ in. (22.3 cm.) wide
Provenance
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1992.
Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 11 December 2003, lot 160.
Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 11 December 2003, lot 160.
Exhibited
Michigan, Grand Rapids Art Museum, 1994.
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