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Magna Graecia, Apulia, Canosan Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd century BCE. A beautiful mold-made figure of Nike, Goddess of Victory, wrapped in a dramatic robe, that has slipped to just her waist leaving her breasts bare. A magnificent wing with individual feathers incised into the clay, projects backward from the figure. She stands in a relaxed stance, with one leg crossed over the other, as if leaning against a pillar or wall. One hand rests at her waist and the her other arm is held outward with the cloth draped over her forearm. A pale pink pigment highlights the interior of the robe and wing. A graceful example! Size: 2.375" W x 6.375" H (6 cm x 16.2 cm)
Canosa, or Canosion as it was known then, was a major center of the ceramics and pottery trade when it was a Greek polis. It produced truly unique pottery, completely different in decoration style (although not in shape) from earlier and neighboring traditions. The clay is buff, with the decoration applied directly to it without the use of slip. The entire body was covered with white slip, with a second ground of pink color applied selectively to the background.
Provenance: private collection, Thousand Oaks, California, USA; ex-Malter Galleries, Encino, California, USA, before 2000
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#162960
Condition
Losses to figure as shown, missing a wing, head, and hand. Repaired with wing reattached with resurfacing over break line. Nicks and chips to surface. Nice mineral deposits and traces of pigment.