Lot Essay
A French old collection label on the base reads that the terracotta comes from "...Philomelaum (Cilicia)..."
Cf. R. A. Higgins, Greek Terracottas, London, 1967, pp. 110-112 for a discussion of late Hellenistic terracottas from Smyrna which were gilded and based on famous sculptures; C. E. Vafopoulou-Richardson, Ancient Greek Terracottas, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1991, p. 44ff, no. 49ff for terracottas from Smyrna, some with remains of gilding;
Cf. R. A. Higgins, Greek Terracottas, London, 1967, pp. 110-112 for a discussion of late Hellenistic terracottas from Smyrna which were gilded and based on famous sculptures; C. E. Vafopoulou-Richardson, Ancient Greek Terracottas, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1991, p. 44ff, no. 49ff for terracottas from Smyrna, some with remains of gilding;