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THBGreek Terracotta Antefix of Goddess Io
Lot 12
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
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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Ancient Greece, Taranto, ca. 4th century BCE. A striking head-turner of an antefix depicting Io - the goddess/nymph with cow horns which are now largely lost, presenting a beautiful face with delicate features including almond-shaped eyes, full lips and rounded chin. She dons lovely drop earrings and is crowned with a wavy coiffure that is adorned by a wreath. The nymph Io was a priestess of Hera, who Zeus took as a lover. In a bid to protect her from Hera's wild jealousy, he changed her into a beautiful white heifer - note the nice traces of white slip remaining on the surface of this rendering. Size: 6.375" W x 6.9" H (16.2 cm x 17.5 cm); 9.625" H (24.4 cm) on included custom stand.
Roof tiles that ran along the eaves of ancient Greek and Etruscan buildings often ended in upright, painted, mold-made terracotta members called antefixes which usually took the form of either human or mythological heads. These antefixes had three functions. First, they concealed the termini of convex tiles and thus protected them from bad weather. In addition, they were part of the architectural decoration. Finally, these visages were believed to possess an apotropaic role, fending off evil and bad luck from temples.
For a closely-related antefix in the British Museum see C. Johns, Cattle, History, Myth, Art, London, 2011, p. 70, acc. no. 1884.1011.7.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private collection, New Mexico, acquired prior to 1991
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#159266Losses to peripheries and high-pointed areas such as the tip of the nose, browline, coiffure, and headdress. Expected surface wear commensurate with age. Nice deposits and traces of white slip. Hole with internal metal fitting to secure to stand; however, the piece may be removed from stand if so desired.Condition
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