Boeotian Terracotta Figur of a Goddess

Culture: Greek/Boeotian

Period: Mid 6th century B.C.

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 17.4 cm high

Price: Sold

Ref: 2222

Provenance: From the famous Swiss antiquities collection of Hans Erlenmeyer (1900-1967). Auctioned off at Sotheby’s London on 9 July 1990, lot 30. Thence Italian private collection. Again auctioned off at Pandolfini on 27 October 2009, lot 238. With Italian export papers!

Condition: An old chip on the foot, otherwise intact.

Description: Handmade, stylized figure of a standing goddess with natural features and long hair, cascading on her shoulders in the front. From the flat, board-shaped body two stump arms are emerging sideways. The goddess, possibly Demeter or her daughter Persephone, wears an abundantly decorated dress, on the upper body with a grid pattern, from the hips on adorned with horizontal wavy bands in red color. In between two thick horizontal strokes. The foot broadens to a base.