Description:

Ancient Greece, Boeotian, ca. 5th century BCE. A hollow-molded pottery figure depicting a reclining female figure, perhaps illustrative of Persephone, goddess of the underworld and wife of Hades. The woman sits gracefully with legs extended beneath an ankle-length dress, her hands holding flowers atop her thighs, and additional floral medallions adorning her shoulders and triangular polos. Her peaceful countenance exhibits generously-lidded, almond-shaped eyes, full lips, a slender nose, and a dimpled chin, all beneath a centrally parted coiffure. Remains of white pigment suggest that the figure was beautifully painted with polychrome pigment on the exterior when first created. Size: 8.8" L x 3.75" W x 7.8" H (22.4 cm x 9.5 cm x 19.8 cm)

Cf. Carratelli, ed., The Western Greeks, no. 382/1; also Higgins, Reynold. Tanagra and the Figurines; Princeton University Press, 1987

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-collection of Howard T. Knapp (1915-2010), a former physicist for the Space Program at NASA, had a deep passion for armor and weaponry and acquired many fascinating pieces from the 60s to the 80s during his extensive world traveling.

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#181255

  • Condition: Professionally repaired and restored, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Fading to original pigment, with softening to finer details, and a few pressure fissures on some original material. Nice presentation! Previous inventory labels within hollow interior.

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