Description:

Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. late 4th to 2nd century CE. A mold-made ceramic statue of a woman, dressed only in a himation that she holds over one shoulder and in front of her groin, leaving her breasts exposed. She wears armlets, a body chain with a round boss between her breasts, anklets, and circlets around her thighs. Her coiffure is elaborate and very detailed, giving the impression of tightly controlled curls piled atop her head. Her hair is covered by a veil and her face is nicely depicted, looking slightly downward. She has a small male child standing beside her, nude, as if being protected by her raised himation. This item was probably made to be a funerary monument, and probably represents a real woman with her child. When first made and displayed, this would have been brightly painted. Size: 3.2" L x 3.8" W x 12.75" H (8.1 cm x 9.7 cm x 32.4 cm)

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-William Froelich collection, New York, USA, collected in the 1970s

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#140383

  • Condition: Repaired from dozens of pieces, with some modern clay in the repair lines. Nice remaining detail, especially on the faces, with some pigment still visible, especially around the woman's head and base.

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