COLLECTION OF HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA GODDESS FIGURINES

Ca. 350 - 100 BC A collection of three hollow-moulded terracotta goddess figurines, including, from left to right: a tall standing draped figure in long chiton and mantle, the right arm bent with the hand set at the hip and the left arm drawn in beneath the folds, the back with an oval vent hole; a standing veiled figure on an integral rectangular plinth, the cloak falling in a continuous mass around the body; and a seated draped figure on a block-like seat. Size: 125-195mm x 50-75mm; Weight: 570g. Private London collection; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; originally in the collection of C Whitehead, Brussels 1990’s. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 09.221.28.