Lot Essay
For a related example see no. 15 in V. Karageorghis, et al., Ancient Art from Cyprus, The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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THE PROPERTY OF A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A CYPRIOT TERRACOTTA FEMALE FIGURE
LATE BRONZE AGE, BASE RING WARE, CIRCA 1450-1200 B.C.
Details
A CYPRIOT TERRACOTTA FEMALE FIGURE
LATE BRONZE AGE, BASE RING WARE, CIRCA 1450-1200 B.C.
Hand-modeled with a flattened headdress, a pointed nose, applied circular eyes, a slit mouth and a broad neck, the hands held beneath the breasts, the pubic triangle incised, the feet pointing downwards, preserving black on the head and pubic triangle, with black and red bands on the neck
8¼ in. (20.9 cm.) high
LATE BRONZE AGE, BASE RING WARE, CIRCA 1450-1200 B.C.
Hand-modeled with a flattened headdress, a pointed nose, applied circular eyes, a slit mouth and a broad neck, the hands held beneath the breasts, the pubic triangle incised, the feet pointing downwards, preserving black on the head and pubic triangle, with black and red bands on the neck
8¼ in. (20.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Charles Gillet (1879-1972), Lausanne; thence by descent to his son, Renaud Gillet (1913-2001), Paris.
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