Roman Terracotta Head Collection

1st century BC-2nd century AD. A group of votive terracotta figure heads comprising: a helmetted head of Minerva (Greek Athena); a head of a sphinx with the Egyptian headgear Nemes; a head of a young male with curly hair and the sacerdotal sign on the brow; three female heads with Graeco-Egyptian and Roman coiffures; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. Cf. Savvopoulos, K., 'Popular divine imagery in Hellenistic and Roman Alexandria. The terracotta figurines collection of the Patriarchal Sacristy in Alexandria' in The Annual of the British School at Athens 2019, pp.1-52, figs.28, 31, 53. 570 grams total, 55-80mm high (8-11.3cm including stand) (2 1/4 - 3 (3 - 4 1/2)"). North London gentleman, in storage since the 1970s. Property of a West London gentleman. These heads are probably from votive statuettes made in Alexandria's workshops and exported for the cult of Egyptian gods and divinities inside the Roman Empire. The material with which they were made seems to be a medium clay with inclusions of brown silt fabric. The rich and enormous female coiffures, arranged in one or two tiers of thick plokamoi, divided in thick locks that crown the heads, are noteworthy. [6, No Reserve]
Condition Report: Fine condition.