Greek Terracotta Female Protome Greek Terracotta Female Protome Greek Terracotta Female Protome Greek Terracotta Female Protome
Greek Terracotta Female Protome
Greek Terracotta Female Protome
Greek Terracotta Female Protome
Greek Terracotta Female Protome

Greek Terracotta Female Protome

SKU: MS.0096

Origin: Mediterranean, probably Rhodes
Circa: 5th Century BC
Dimensions: 10.25" Height (26 cm)
Medium: Terracotta

Mould-made, with white slip, this large terracotta female protome is as lively as she is enchanting.  She wears a stephane and a himation with dark blue zigzags along the edge, which is pulled up over the top of her head. Her blond hair emerges from under the headdress, while she is portrayed with wide, almond-shaped eyes and a slight smile. Disc earrings adorn both ears, and remains of blue and yellow pigment decorate the figure throughout.

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Ariadne Galleries, New York. Mavrommatis collection, Switzerland; acquired early 1990s

With a heavily encrusted and flaked surface overall. Possibly plaster infill around the lower edge. Remains of pigment.

R. A. Higgins, Catalogue of the Terracottas in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities in the British Museum, Volume I, London, 1954, nos 134-141, p.67-69.

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Greek Terracotta Female Protome

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