Archaic Terracotta Head of a Woman

Culture: Greek/Medma

Period: around 500 B.C.

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 14 cm high

Price: 8 000 Euro

Ref: 2614

Provenance: Cahn Galerie Basel, there acquired by a Parisian collection. On 29 October 2013 with Drouot in Paris, lot 227. There acquired by the gallery Tarantino. Accompanied by two French antiquities passports, one of 2014, the other one of 2023.

Condition: Unrestored. Except for chips on the filet wonderfully preserved.

Description: Exceedingly charming and high-quality terracotta head of a woman dating to the Late Archaic period. The oval face with a prominent chin, high cheek bones, straight nose, almond-shaped eyes and the typical smile. The ears adorned with spherical earrings. The woman has a veil pulled over her head, which is hemmed by a broad filet or diadem. The face is framed by two thick rows of corkscrew curls, which also cover the ears. The long neck is mostly still preserved. Possibly from Medma. On a custom-made metal base.