Ten Cypriot and Greek Terracotta Figure Fragments
Circa 8th Century B.C.-10th Century A.D.
Height of tallest 6 inches (15.24 cm).
Property from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, sold to benefit future acquisitions

Provenance:


A Greek Terracotta Winged Siren

Circa 4th-1st Century B.C.
Blanche H. Lowe, prior to 1958.
Gifted to The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1958. [Acc. no. 58.45]

An Cypriot Terracotta Bust of a Woman
Cypro-Archaic II, Circa 600-480 B.C.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.145]

A Cypriot Ceramic Fragment of a Male Torso
Cypro-Archaic, Circa 750-480 B.C.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.154]

A Byzantine Limestone Relief Fragment of a Man
Circa 10th Century A.D.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.158]

A Cypriot Ceramic Fragment of a Male Head
Circa 4th-3rd Century B.C.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.159]

A Greek Ceramic Fragment of a Woman's Head with a Polos Crown
Circa 5th Century B.C.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.160]

A Sicilian Terracotta Bust of a Goddess
Circa 5th-4th Century B.C.
Harmer Rooke Galleries, New York, 6 January 1976.
Frank Raysor (1943-2022), New York, acquired from the above.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991 [Acc. no. NA.1991.191]



A Hellenistic Terracotta Head

Circa 3rd Century B.C.
Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, Arms and Armour, Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic Art, and Antiquities, 30 March 1976, Lot 231. [part]
Frank Raysor (1943-2022), New York, 1976-1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. NA.1991.204]

A Phoenician Terracotta Figure
Circa 7th-6th Century B.C.
Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, Arms and Armour, Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic Art, and Antiquities, 30 March 1976, Lot 233. [part]
Frank Raysor (1943-2022), New York, 1976-1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. NA.1991.207]

A Cypriot Terracotta Head and Torso
Cypro-Archaic II, Circa 600-480 B.C.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.103]