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THBArchaic Greek Terracotta Statue of Goddess w/ Polos
Lot 16a
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Artemis Gallery
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Louisville, CO 80027
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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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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Greece, Archaic Period, ca. 6th century BCE. A mold-made votive head and torso of a woman. She is nude aside from a polos crown over a towering wiglike hairstyle. The Greeks adopted the polos from the ancient Near East and by the Archaic Period, it signified the mother goddesses Rhea, Hera, and Cybele (in Mycenean times, some mortal women are depicted wearing them). This excellent example has the classic form of the Archaic face - realistic, but not yet showing the individualized portrayals from the Classical era. She has the "Archaic smile", which has been taken by art historians to mean that the subject is intended to appear alive and peaceful. She wears large round earrings and was probably at one time painted brightly. The bust seems to have been made in a mold to attach to something - a pole? - based on the round opening in its base. Comes with custom stand. Size: 3.5" L x 4.2" W x 8" H (8.9 cm x 10.7 cm x 20.3 cm); height on stand: 9.6" (24.4 cm)
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.
Provenance: private Swiss collection
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#124156Arms almost invisibly reattached/repaired, with ancient losses at ends.Condition
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