BOETIAN GODDESS IDOL
GREECE, 6TH CENTURY B.C.
African & Oceanic Art, Natural History and Ancient Art
Auction: 30 July 2025 from 14:00 BST
£1,008
Description
painted terracotta, hand modelled, a fine papades idol, standing on an oval base, the contours of the flattened body hidden by the garment, the face with archaic features, large eyes outlined in black, red cheeks, a wide, smiling red mouth, and long black painted hair falling down to the shoulders, raised on a bespoke mount, marked with an old inventory number reading “166”
Dimensions
25.6cm tall
Provenance
Christian Rolle, Germany
Thence with Antikenkabinett Gackstätter with the list number 0991.
Private collection, Munich, Germany, acquired from the above