Fine Greek Boeotian Terracotta Female

Ancient Greece, Boeotia, ca. 550 BCE. A hand-built pottery female figure presenting with a concave ovoid base, a flattened columnar body, outstretched nubbin arms, and a long neck graced by a necklace with a ring-shaped pendant leading to her abstract, bird-like face. Her visage presents with painted eyes, a protruding beak-like nose, a hair ornament that resembles a rosette, and a long coiffure with tendrils falling to her shoulders and back. A lovely example from this early culture of ancient Greece. Size: 2.125" W x 5.3" H (5.4 cm x 13.5 cm)

Provenance: ex-private East Coast collection, New York, USA; ex-East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010

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Condition Report: Head reattached with an area of restoration across the neck. Also repaired at the shoulders. Expected surface wear commensurate with age, but details are still strong. Scattered areas of deposits. Old collection label and number on base.