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THBArchaic Greek Ceramic Votive Figure, ex-Christie's
Lot 12
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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These lots are going, going, gone... plus a nice selection of lots brand-new to auction! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
These lots are going, going, gone... plus a nice selection of lots brand-new to auction! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
**Originally Listed At $1600**
Greece, Archaic Period, ca. 6th century BCE. A mold-made votive head and torso of a woman. She is portrayed as nude aside from a polos crown over her long hair. The Greeks adopted the polos from the ancient Near East and by the Archaic Period, it signified the mother goddesses Rhea, Hera, and Cybele. This excellent example has the classic form of the Archaic face - realistic, but not yet showing the individualized portrayals from the Classical era. She was probably at one time painted brightly. The bust may have been part of a larger statue or set atop something else decoratively. Size: 5.4" W x 11.1" H (13.7 cm x 28.2 cm); 27.5" H (69.8 cm) on included custom stand.
Votive objects from Archaic Greece are a fascinating reminder of L. P. Hartley's famous quote, "The past is a different country, they do things differently there." Archaic Greeks believed that anything they admired or enjoyed could be given as a gift to the gods. Many of these items were replicated in terracotta or bronze to be given as a sign of devotion, and, like this one, have found their way to the present day, a reminder of the form of ancient devotion.
The larger part of a lot sold at Christie's in 2005 for GBP 1200: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/an-east-greek-terracotta-female-votive-figure-4585508-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=4585508&sid=220e3db9-36fd-4939-9f67-ed0476e0dcd4
Provenance: private New York, USA collection; ex-Christie's London, October 18, 2005, Lot 178 (part lot)
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#134565Piece is a fragment as shown, lost below the mid-torso. Arms have been repaired. Nice deposits on surface.Condition
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