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THBGreek Hellenistic Terracotta Grotesque Bust - Comedy
Lot 36d
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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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Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional art from around the world - Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern; Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, India; Fine Art from the 17th century to present. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. late 4th to 2nd century BCE. A charming head, neck, and partial chest of a "grotesque" figure, with a bald head, deeply furrowed brow, giant ears and nose, small eyes, and a mouth in a deep grimace. Small tufts of hair are depicted at the temples. Grotesque depictions from the Hellenistic period are believed to relate to the tradition of New Comedy - the Greek form of situational comedy and comedy of manners, most notably written by Menander, Philemon, and Diphilus. A particular stock character from the New Comedy is Parasite, who according to the Oxford Classical Dictionary, plays this role: "Parasites attach themselves to their social superiors for their own advantage, above all for free meals; in return they flatter or entertain their patron, run errands, and suffer much ill-treatment." We know that they are often depicted as bald, middle-aged, and beardless, usually with a large nose and knitted brow - so this head likely represents this stock character. Size: 3.2" W x 4" H (8.1 cm x 10.2 cm); 6.55" H (16.6 cm) on included custom stand.
See a similar, but more crude, example at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/252978
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#146207This is a fragment from a larger sculpture, lost below the shoulders. A small area of the neck has been repaired; otherwise it is in very nice condition, with well preserved details and light deposits on the surface.Condition
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