15. Greek seated goddess, c.7th-6th century BC
Terracotta
Height: 12.9cm
12077
£ 1,800
Polychrome terracotta statuette of a seated goddess, retaining much of the original white, red, and black pigment. The goddess is seated on a red throne, her hands resting on her...
Polychrome terracotta statuette of a seated goddess, retaining much of the original white, red, and black pigment. The goddess is seated on a red throne, her hands resting on her knees. She wears a white peplos decorated with red circles. Her headdress, tied beneath the neck, is adorned with black perpendicular lines and a red fringe along the upper edge. A vent hole is present on the underside. Losses to the pigment on the back of the head, sides of the figure, hands, and legs; small chip to the back proper-left corner of the throne.
Provenance
Nina Borowski, Paris, FrancePrivate collection; acquired from the above in 1978
