Archaic Terracotta Bust of a Woman

Culture: Greek

Period: Late 6th to early 5th century B.C.

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 11.6 cm high

Price: 980 Euro

Ref: 2612

Provenance: English private collection prior to 1999. Thence with bb-antiken&asiatika, Germany. There acquired by a German private collection on 31 December 2013. With the original invoice.

Condition: Intact

Description: Very sculptural terracotta protome in form of an archaic woman’s head. It possibly is a depiction of a goddess, who was worshipped with this votive relief in a temple. She wears a stephane with her centrally parted and tightly curled hair protruding. The eyes are typically almond-shaped. The prominent nose sits between high cheekbones and the small mouth is formed to a smile. On the sides long lobes of her cape and hair strands cascade. See for the type the protome in the Metropolitan Museum of Art with the Accession Number 61.11.7. Mounted.