Ancient Greek Terracotta Tanagra-style standing female figure, 18,6 cm
The lady is wearing clothes that leave her body partially naked. The cloth is unraveled from her right shoulder and crosses her chest to the left side around her waist, leaving a bare chest. The left arm is bent and supported on the hip holding the cloth, and the right arm falls to the body. The head is tilted slightly to the left and inclined upwards. The hair is combed in loose tufts towards the back of the head and then gathered into a chignon. At the end of the 4th century BC a style was developed in art of modelling clay called the "Tanagra style" because it emerged in the city of the same name. Attached thermoluminescence test Provenance: European private collection, acquired in the 1980s / J. Bagot Archaeological Gallery, Barcelona, 2017 Statement seen by Catawiki. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer about this if this takes more than a few days. Important: For destinations out of Spanish territorry: all our object will be shipped after obtaining CERTIFICATE OF EXPORTATION by Ministry of Culture of Spain. We inform our clients that it may take between 4-8 weeks.
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The lady is wearing clothes that leave her body partially naked. The cloth is unraveled from her right shoulder and crosses her chest to the left side around her waist, leaving a bare chest. The left arm is bent and supported on the hip holding the cloth, and the right arm falls to the body. The head is tilted slightly to the left and inclined upwards. The hair is combed in loose tufts towards the back of the head and then gathered into a chignon. At the end of the 4th century BC a style was developed in art of modelling clay called the "Tanagra style" because it emerged in the city of the same name. Attached thermoluminescence test Provenance: European private collection, acquired in the 1980s / J. Bagot Archaeological Gallery, Barcelona, 2017 Statement seen by Catawiki. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer about this if this takes more than a few days. Important: For destinations out of Spanish territorry: all our object will be shipped after obtaining CERTIFICATE OF EXPORTATION by Ministry of Culture of Spain. We inform our clients that it may take between 4-8 weeks.
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