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Greece, Archaic Period, ca. 6th century BCE. A large mold-made votive bust of a woman. She wears a polos hat over a towering wiglike hairstyle and her hair falls in long sections over her shoulders. This excellent example has an Archaic-period face - realistic, but not yet showing the individualized portrayals of the Classical era. She has the "Archaic smile", which researchers believe means that the subject is intended to appear alive and peaceful. She wears large round earrings and was probably at one time painted brightly. The bust seems to have been made in a mold to attach to something - perhaps a pole based on the round opening in its base. Size: 3.9" W x 8.45" H (9.9 cm x 21.5 cm); 9.7" H (24.6 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Swiss collection

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#124162

Repaired from multiple pieces, with minor losses to top of polos, one part of the hair, the center of the back, and the lower part of the chest. Interesting craquelure on surface.