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THBGreek Erotic Statuette with Erect Phallus
Lot 78
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TimeLine Auctions Limited
The Court House, 363 Main Road
Harwick, Essex CO12 4DN
United Kingdom
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Nov 23, 2018
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Auction Venue: The May Fair Hotel London Stratton Street Mayfair London, W1J 8LT Viewing from noon Thursday 22nd Nov. 2018 Champagne Reception: 6pm - 9pm Friday 23rd Nov. 2018 (Day 1) 10am : Lots 1 - 660 TimeLine Auctions Limited enquiries@timelineauctions.com
Auction Venue: The May Fair Hotel London Stratton Street Mayfair London, W1J 8LT Viewing from noon Thursday 22nd Nov. 2018 Champagne Reception: 6pm - 9pm Friday 23rd Nov. 2018 (Day 1) 10am : Lots 1 - 660 TimeLine Auctions Limited enquiries@timelineauctions.com
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- Lot Description
4th-2nd century BC. A ceramic Boeotian statuette of a comic actor wearing the mask of an elderly man and a cap in the shape of a phallus with phallic-shaped lappets to the side; wearing a cloak open to the front to expose a large belly and large erect phallus, woollen armbands to the elbows, hands extended forward; seated on a square chair with plinth to the front, small shoe to the right edge of plinth; traces of pigment to the surface. 595 grams, 21cm (8 1/4"). Property of a Mayfair, London, UK, ancient art collector; formerly with Christie's New York, 8 June 2004, lot 128; previously in the collection of Nancy Mallen, London, UK, since 1972. Comic plays became increasingly popular during the Hellenistic period, developing into a genre characterised by stock characters such as the angry old man, the boastful soldier and the cunning slave. Inspired by these themes and characters, a popular class of terracottas developed, depicting the grotesque, farcical bodies of comic actors, often distorted by padded stomachs and masks. It is likely these statuettes played an apotropaic role as well as a humorous one, used to avert the 'evil eye' and to protect the owner from harm. These statue types have been found across the Hellenic world, from Spain to Boeotia. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.]Fine condition, some restoration. Extremely rare.
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