CIRCA LATE 6TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.

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AN IBERIAN BRONZE FEMALE VOTARY
CIRCA LATE 6TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Standing with her feet together on an integral, rectangular plinth, her body enveloped in a long robe fronted by a narrow apron descending from her slender waist, the apron framed by incised vertical striations, similar striations on each shoulder, her waist with a series of recessed dots, perhaps once inlaid, her arms bent acutely with the hands at her chest, her collar ornamented with a series of recessed inverted drop shapes, perhaps also once inlaid, her large head topped with a mitre defined by horizontal grooves above her forehead, her slanted eyes pointed at their outer canthi, the pupils incised
8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm.) high

Provenance

Renaud Gillet (1913-2001), Paris, acquired prior to 1999.

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Lot Essay

Several types of bronze votives were popular in Iberia during the late 6th to early 5th century B.C., including the standing male, the horseman, and the standing female. The votary presented here is an unusually large example of the latter with well-articulated details. For related standing female votives see no. 7 in V.A. Hibbs, Iberian Antiquities from the Collection of Leon Levy & Shelby White, and no. 318 in H. Galsterer, et al., Die Iberer.

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