Lot 11
Ancient Greece, Archaic Period, ca. 600 BCE. A hollow-molded terracotta female kore, standing barefoot atop an integral rectangular plinth and wearing a flowing gown accentuated with dozens of wavy striations. She holds a small animal in her hanging right arm, places her left arm against one of her breasts, and has rounded shoulders which taper inward to the slender neck. Her elegant visage is composed of almond-shaped eyes beneath thin brows, a petite nose, and thin lips above a bulbous chin, all beneath the wavy tresses of her coiffure as well as a tall cylindrical cap. Size: 2.2" W x 7.5" H (5.6 cm x 19 cm).
By the seventh century BCE, Greek art began to evolve from its embrace of the geometric style, which was favored between approximately 1050 and 700 BCE, to a desire to create more naturalistic representations of the human figure. Most famous are the freestanding sculptures of two main types, the male standing youth known as a kouros, and the draped standing female kore. The earliest examples demonstrate an Egyptian influence in both pose and proportions, but over time sculptors created even more lifelike representations. These were placed in sanctuaries as well as cemeteries and served as grave markers and dedications to the deities.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#144111
- Condition: Minor nicks and abrasions to base, body, and head, with softening to some finer details, fading to original pigmentation, and extensive encrustations, otherwise intact and very good. Nice earthen deposits throughout. Old inventory labels on verso.
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