Estimation:
€1,200 - €1,800
Lot details
A Greek terracotta torso of a " doll ", late 5th-early 4th century B.C.
Art grec, fin Ve-début IVe siècle av. J.-C.
Statuette féminine représentée debout, nue, les membres tronqués et la chevelure couverte d'un bonnet. Fissures et petits manques.
Haut. : 15 cm
Œuvre en rapport:
The Metropolitan Museum, New York, n°26.60.49
Provenance:
Jean & Huguette Ramié, galerie Objets d’art, Cannes
Collection d’un amateur Marseillais, acquis en 1981
Comment:
This type of terracotta figurine, with its truncated limbs, is traditionally known as a 'doll' and in the vast majority of cases represents a woman, sometimes with movable legs. Although their name refers to children's games, they were almost certainly used for ritual funerary purposes.
