Archaic Terracotta Head of a Goddess

Culture: Greek

Period: around 500 B.C.

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 18 cm high

Price: Sold

Ref: 2447

Provenance: New York private collection. Thence auctioned with Sotheby’s New York on 11 December 2002, lot 77. Last in the US private collection Dr. E. B.

Condition: Unrestored

Description: Exceedingly graceful terracotta head of a goddess dating to the late archaic period. The oval face with high check bones, straight nose, almond-shaped eyes and the characteristic smile. The ears are adorned with circular earrings (one missing). She wears a filet, which is only fragmentarily preserved, the face is framed by corkscrew curls. The neck and right tip of the shoulder are still preserved. On the base a label with the collection number and a sticker with the inscription: "Greek Terracotta head of a Goddess". Mounted.