Lot Essay
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 2 December 1988, lot 106.
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CIRCA 3RD 2ND CENTURY B.C.
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A HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A WOMAN
Circa 3rd 2nd Century B.C.
Standing on a circular base, her weight on her left leg, her left hand resting on her hip holding a leaf-shaped fan, wearing a pleated chiton and wrapped in an himation, adorned with earrings and a leafy wreath, her hair dressed in a bunch at the nape of her neck, covered in white slip with reddish-brown colour to the hair, blue eyes, pink and lavender pigment on the drapery, square vent hole at back, small base chips
11 in. (28.1 cm.) high
Circa 3rd 2nd Century B.C.
Standing on a circular base, her weight on her left leg, her left hand resting on her hip holding a leaf-shaped fan, wearing a pleated chiton and wrapped in an himation, adorned with earrings and a leafy wreath, her hair dressed in a bunch at the nape of her neck, covered in white slip with reddish-brown colour to the hair, blue eyes, pink and lavender pigment on the drapery, square vent hole at back, small base chips
11 in. (28.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 2 December 1988, lot 106 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. E-35).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. E-35).
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