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Archaic Greek Terracotta Statue of Goddess w/ Polos

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Archaic Greek Terracotta Statue of Goddess w/ Polos

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Greece, Archaic Period, ca. 6th century BCE. A mold-made votive head and torso of a woman. She is nude aside from a polos crown over a towering wiglike hairstyle. The Greeks adopted the polos from the ancient Near East and by the Archaic Period, it signified the mother goddesses Rhea, Hera, and Cybele (in Mycenean times, some mortal women are depicted wearing them). This excellent example has the classic form of the Archaic face - realistic, but not yet showing the individualized portrayals from the Classical era. She has the "Archaic smile", which has been taken by art historians to mean that the subject is intended to appear alive and peaceful. She wears large round earrings and was probably at one time painted brightly. The bust seems to have been made in a mold to attach to something - a pole? - based on the round opening in its base. Comes with custom stand. Size: 3.5" L x 4.2" W x 8" H (8.9 cm x 10.7 cm x 20.3 cm); height on stand: 9.6" (24.4 cm)

Votive objects from Archaic Greece are a fascinating reminder of L. P. Hartley's famous quote, "The past is a different country, they do things differently there." Archaic Greeks believed that anything they admired or enjoyed could be given as a gift to the gods. Many of these items were replicated in terracotta or bronze to be given as a sign of devotion, and, like this one, have found their way to the present day, a reminder of the form of ancient devotion.

Provenance: private Swiss collection

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Arms almost invisibly reattached/repaired, with ancient losses at ends.

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Archaic Greek Terracotta Statue of Goddess w/ Polos

Name: Archaic Greek Terracotta Statue of Goddess w/ Polos
SKU: 56440006
Price: 4000 USD
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