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THBGreek Tanagra Terracotta Standing Female Figure
Lot 37
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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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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. All legally acquired, legal to sell. Satisfaction guaranteed. Convenient in-house shipping. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Central Greece, Boeotia, ca. 3rd century BCE. A wonderful example of a Greek Tanagra terracotta figure, her form elegantly wrapped in a thin himation and standing with her left hand gripping its flowing draperies and her right hand on her hip, though concealed by billowing fabrics. Sculptors of Tanagra figurines were known to vary the direction of the head and the positioning of the arms. So a single figure type might have several subtly different poses. Here, the lady's head is gently turned toward her right, slightly bowed and adorned with a plaited coiffure. An elegant example with extensive detailing and considerable remaining white pigment still gracing the surface. Size: 6.125" H (15.6 cm)
Tanagras are named after the site in Boeotia, central Greece, where thousands of similar figures were unearthed in the early 1870s. Figures of men, children, and comic actors were also found at Tanagra, but standing female figures are the most numerous. The chief appeal of Tanagra figures lies in their exceptional artistic quality usually considered to be the finest of all Greek figurines. The ladies are normally depicted in casual poses and their clothes, which usually consist of a thinner undergarment, the chiton, worn beneath a thicker cloak or himation, are typically pulled and twisted in pleasing patterns which emphasize the form of the figure beneath. Most Tanagra figures are mold made, and sometimes have a vent cut in the back to ensure even distribution of heat in the firing. After firing, the figure was coated in a white slip, and then colors were added. The artists who produced these figures were known as coroplasts, literally meaning 'modelers of girls.'
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Art for Eternity, New York, USA; ex-private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Simone de Monbrison collection, Paris, France
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#143546Normal surface wear with abraded areas, nicks, a couple of casting flaws, and some pigment loss, though a considerable amount of white pigment remains. Old Art for Eternity label on the back hemline.Condition
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