Hellenistic clay figurine of a standing man
€600
available
Object number
AR3141
| Object: |
Figurine of a standing man, possibly Herakles
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| Material: |
Red clay
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| Date: |
About 4th - 3rd century B.C. Hellenistic period |
| Description: |
Figurine of a standing man, naked, hollow inside. Due to the coarse workmanship it is not possible to conclusively determine whether the figurine depicts the hero Herakles with club and lion skin, or a man carrying an animal and draping his cloak around his left arm and hips. Both types were used in antiquity. Large irregular rectangular burning opening on the back side. |
| Size: |
Height 131 mm, width 46 mm, depth 34 mm
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| Condition: |
Good condition. Professionally restored from fragments, small chips remaining.
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| Reference: |
Compare Vgl. R.A. Higgins, Greek Terracottas (London 1967) S. 92 und Taf. 40C
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| Provenance: |
Acquired 2021 from the German private collection G. Damerow. Acquired between 1980 and 1985 at the auction house Exner, Schwarzer Bär, Hannover, Germany.
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| Authenticity: |
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