Large Attic terracotta figure of a woman
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Object number
AR2673
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Female figure
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| Material: |
Terracotta
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| Date: |
About 5th century BC Greece, Early Classic, Attica or following an Attic example |
| Description: |
Large female figure with wavy hair wearing a himation and polos. The figure stands somewhat stiffly in a slight contraposto with her weight on her right leg, she raises her right hand to her chest and holds the folds of her drapery in her left. This type developed from Late Archaic examples in the second quarter of the 5th century BC, adapted to the demands and Zeitgeist of the Early Classic. The right hand of such figures very often was holding a flower. |
| Size: |
Height 24.3 cm.
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| Condition: |
Excellent condition. Professionally restored at front and head, the original substance is fully preserved. From a fresh mold, the features of face and clothing are very detailed.
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| Reference: |
Compare R.A. Higgins, Greek Terracottas (London 1967) plate 30E, for the hair dress plate 30A
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| Provenance: |
Acquired 2018 in a British auction house, ex British private collection. In this from the collection of Professor Robert McElderry (1869 – 1949), acquired in Greece in the 1930s
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| Authenticity: |
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