Description:

Western Greece, Magna Graecia, ca. late 6th to early 5th century BCE. An elegant terracotta protome depicting a lovely goddess with well-modeled facial features including a lovely Archaic smile, almond-shaped eyes, an aquiline nose, and a pointed chin - this visage crowned by a fringe of neatly manicured curls and wearing a headdress and large round earrings. A protome is a type of bust made by pressing a thin layer of terracotta into a single mold. 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, see the terracotta protome of Dionysos at the British Museum). A lovely example that speaks to the importance of women as religious figures in Magna Graecia. Perforated at the top center. Size: 4.875" W x 7.375" H (12.4 cm x 18.7 cm); 8" H (20.3 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Swiss collection of F.H.; ex-private W. Rosenbaum collection, Ascona, Switzerland, acquired before 1984

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#124189

  • Condition: Repaired with slight losses to break lines and peripheries. Expected surface wear commensurate with age. Areas of mineral deposits. Old inventory numbers on verso and stand.

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