Iberian votive figure of a priestess, c.5th-4th century BC
The priestess wears a tall headdress over straight hair that is worn above the shoulders, large circular earrings and an ankle-length v-neck garment belted at the waist. Her arms are held straight against her sides, fingers pressed against the outside of her thighs, her feet bare. The facial features are softly rendered, and show a narrow mouth with thin lips, a relatively wide nose and large, almond shaped eyes. Intact, the surface with a green patina.
Provenance
Part of a group of 200 bronze ex-votos discovered in a cave during mining excavations in the area of Despeñaperros, in the provence of Jaén in south-east Spain during the first half of the 20th century, and taken from Spain shortly afterwards.
Private collection, Belgium; sold through the below
Christie’s, London, UK, 10th December 1981, lot 26
Christie’s, London, UK, 10th December 1986, lot 50
Private collection, Melbourne, Australia; acquired from the above
Literature
Compare Francisco Alvarez-Ossorio, Catalogo de los Exvotos de Bronce, Ibéricos (Madrid, 1941), pl.XV, no.85出版品
Christie’s, London, UK, Fine Antiquities, 10th December 1981, lot 26
Christie’s, London, UK, Fine Antiquities, 10th December 1986, lot 50
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