A Canosan terracotta female figure
A Canosan terracotta female figure
Circa 3rd Century B.C.
Possibly Thalia, Muse of Comedy, standing on a spool base, holding a theatrical mask in her left hand, wearing an enveloping himation, her foot emerging below, with traces of blue, pink and purple pigment remaining, the head added later, 34.2cm high
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A Canosan terracotta female figure
Circa 3rd Century B.C.
Possibly Thalia, Muse of Comedy, standing on a spool base, holding a theatrical mask in her left hand, wearing an enveloping himation, her foot emerging below, with traces of blue, pink and purple pigment remaining, the head added later, 34.2cm high