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THBHellenistic Greek Terracotta Figure of a Boy
Lot 38b
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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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Jul 5, 2018
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2018-07-05 10:00:00
2018-07-05 10:00:00
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Greece, Isle of Lemmos, Myrina, Hellenistic Period, ca. 2nd century BCE. A beautiful, lifelike statue of a boy, depicted standing and leaning against a column, wearing only a himation and a rounded wreath or fillet. The himation drapes across his chest, falling from the shoulder to pool behind his feet; part of it also cascades down the front of the column, held in place underneath his elbow. His downcast, somber face displays the sensitivity and naturalism that characterizes Hellenistic statuary. Size: 2.9" W x 6.9" H (7.4 cm x 17.5 cm)
Myrina was one of the major manufacturing centers of terracotta funerary figurines in the Hellenistic period, alongside Tanagra, Priene, Smyrna, and Heraclea Pontica, amongst others. Myrina artisans followed the stylistic trends of monumental sculpture from the period, especially as they portrayed draped garments and statuesque poses. Figurines like this one have been found in great quantities in cemeteries, and some researchers think that they were meant to represent or act as substitutes for the people the deceased knew in life. These figurines are a marked contrast to the more religious themes of the Classical and Archaic periods that preceded them, and seem to represent an interesting shift in ancient Greek thoughts about art and death.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#136168Repaired and expertly restored at neck, base, and small area in center of chest. Nice deposits on surface and some remaining pigment.Condition
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