Greek female head, South Italy, Taranto, c.300 BC
Terracotta
Height: 4.7cm
10684 IVP
£ 2,200
Head of a young woman with full cheeks, plump lips, heavily lidded eyes and soft jawline. Her curling hair is pulled away from the face in rows in a 'melon...
Head of a young woman with full cheeks, plump lips, heavily lidded eyes and soft jawline. Her curling hair is pulled away from the face in rows in a 'melon coiffure', tied in a bun at the nape of her neck and held in place by a simple fillet. Some remains of gesso on the surface, wear to the face and small chips including the tip of her nose.
An old printed label with 50 is glued to the underside of the bun.
An old printed label with 50 is glued to the underside of the bun.
Provenance
Tom Virzi (1881-1974), New York, USA; acquired first half of the 20th century, collection number 51Galleria Serodine, Ascona, Switzerland
Private collection, Switzerland; acquired from the above, 1994
Exhibitions
Galleria Serodine, Ascona, Switzerland, 'Terrakotten aus Westgriechenland', 1 April 1994-23 May 1994, no.87Literature
Compare Friedrich Wilhelm Hamdorf, Hauch des Prometheus (Munich, 1996), no.135Publications
F. Hugelman, Terrakotten aus Westgrieschenland (Ascona, 1994), no.87
