GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURINE OF A STANDING DRESSED WOMAN
Ca. 400 - 300 BC.
A Greek terracotta figurine, possibly Melpomene, the muse of tragedy. The standing figure wears a long chiton and a tightly-wrapped himation, with her hair pulled back into a chignon and her right hand at her hip. Her left arm probably held a tragic mask suspended to the right. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 9796, Antiquities, Lot. 455.
Size: 180mm x 95mm; Weight: 290g
Provenance: Private London collection, acquired pre-2000.
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Ca. 400 - 300 BC.
A Greek terracotta figurine, possibly Melpomene, the muse of tragedy. The standing figure wears a long chiton and a tightly-wrapped himation, with her hair pulled back into a chignon and her right hand at her hip. Her left arm probably held a tragic mask suspended to the right. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 9796, Antiquities, Lot. 455.
Size: 180mm x 95mm; Weight: 290g
Provenance: Private London collection, acquired pre-2000.
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