Description:

Greece, Boeotia, ca. 6th century BCE. This is a buff terracotta votive offering of a female, mold made, depicting possibly the Goddess Demeter or Persephone with a fine smiling mouth, and hair in diadem headdress. These were first made in Rhodes, but from the early fifth century BCE onwards they spread throughout Greece. Originally, this piece would have been painted (to see an example of a painted protome, look up the Terracotta protome of Dionysos at the British Museum). Size: 3.6" W x 4.6" H (9.1 cm x 11.7 cm)

Provenance: From Bavarian private collection S. K., acquired in the 1960's.

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  • Condition: Expected wear, but facial features still nicely present.

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