Boeotian Terracotta Monkey

Culture: Greek/Boeotian

Period: 6th century B.C.

Material: Bright clay

Dimensions: 8 cm high

Price: Sold

Ref: 6077

Provenance: Betty & Lester Guttman collection, Chicago, USA.

Condition: A stable stress crack above the right arm running to the back, otherwise intact.

Description: Stylized depiction of a little monkey with long arms blending into short legs. Eyes and muzzle are pierced. The head in form of a triangle. Formed by hand. A very similar example is in the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, inventory number "Antikensammlung, V 1799".