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Greek Hellenistic Pottery Head of a Woman

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Greek Hellenistic Pottery Head of a Woman

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Description

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Greece, probably Tanagra, Hellenistic period, ca. late 4th to 3rd century BCE. A head from the naturalistic tradition of pottery that is best known from Tanagra, where figurines like the one that had this for a head have been found in tombs. The majority of these figures depict fashionable women, as shown here - a head with a sensitive face and an elaborate coiffure, in her case including a tri-spiked diadem. Figures like this one represented a break in tradition from earlier small statuary, which had had a religious function - these instead present a world of mortal women, perhaps originating from the New Comedy of Menander. Size: 1.1" W x 2.85" H (2.8 cm x 7.2 cm); 4.75" H (12.1 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010

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#139174

Condition

Head is a fragment from a larger sculpture and the lower edge of the neck is slightly rough. Third part of crown and part of the nose is lost, but otherwise the form and detail is well preserved with nice deposits.

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Greek Hellenistic Pottery Head of a Woman

Name: Greek Hellenistic Pottery Head of a Woman
SKU: 119707949
Price: 350 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $400 - $600

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