A Large Greek Terracotta Figure Boeotian circa 5th Century B.C. (head broken off at neck)
67*
A large Greek terracotta female figure
Boeotian, circa 5th Century B.C.
Standing on a high rectangular plinth, her right leg bent at the knee, wearing a peplos and a low polos over a wide, elaborate coiffure, some polychrome remaining, 15¾in (40cm) high
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
US$ 4,500 - 7,600
€3,500 - 5,800

Footnotes

  • Provenance:
    American private collection, California, acquired from Bob Willoughby in Pacific Palisades, USA, in 1965.

    Literature:
    For the type cf. R.A. Higgins, Catalogue of the Terracottas in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, The British Museum, 1970, no. 849.

Category: Antiquities

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