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Ancient Greek Terracotta Archaic Goddess Protome Bust

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Ancient Greek Terracotta Archaic Goddess Protome Bust

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Greece, Boeotia, ca. 6th century BCE. This is a buff terracotta votive offering of a female, mold made, depicting possibly the Goddess Demeter or Persephone with a fine smiling mouth, and hair in diadem headdress. These were first made in Rhodes, but from the early fifth century BCE onwards they spread throughout Greece. Originally, this piece would have been painted (to see an example of a painted protome, look up the Terracotta protome of Dionysos at the British Museum). Size: 3.6" W x 4.6" H (9.1 cm x 11.7 cm)

Provenance: From Bavarian private collection S. K., acquired in the 1960's.

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Ancient Greek Terracotta Archaic Goddess Protome Bust

Name: Ancient Greek Terracotta Archaic Goddess Protome Bust
SKU: 45106994
Price: 500 USD
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