A Greek Terracotta Seated Scholar Holding a Wine Jug

A Greek Terracotta Seated Scholar Holding a Wine Jug

Circa 4th Century B.C.

Height 6 5/8 inches. Continental Decorative Arts
Intact as preserved; encrustation and traces of blue pigment. No visible restoration. The figure glued to an associated terra cotta base; the rectangular base with a large corner lost and another corner glue repaired.

Provenance:
Private Collection, Canada
A.H. Wilkens Auctions, Toronto, 13 June 2017, Lot 1152.

Note:
A previously-affixed paper label reads The Collection of Mrs. Gerald Bronfman, No. BR-114.