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Hellenistic Pottery Roundel - Athena or Apollo

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Hellenistic Pottery Roundel - Athena or Apollo

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Ancient Greece, Hellenistic, ca. 323 to 31 CE. A mold-pressed terracotta roundel depicting the bust of a classical deity in relief, possibly Athena (Minerva), the goddess of war and wisdom surrounded by a pectoral of scale armor; however, also possibly representing the visage of the beautiful young male Apollo, god of music, poetry, art, sun, light, and knowledge surrounded by a wreath of radiating laurel leaves arranged like the glorious rays of the sun. What a beauty! Custom stand. Size: 7.25" in diameter (18.4 cm); 8.5" H (21.6 cm) on stand

Provenance: Ex- Private Orange County, CA collection

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Condition

Twin perforations at top for former suspension, possibly for use as a phalera (ornament for a horse's headstall). Normal surface wear with some roughness to peripheries commensurate with age.

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Hellenistic Pottery Roundel - Athena or Apollo

Name: Hellenistic Pottery Roundel - Athena or Apollo
SKU: 50103121
Price: 5000 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,500 - $2,500

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