Lot 5511 - ibid138 Dr Sylvia Legrain Collection - online only - Tuesday, 26. September 2023, 02.00 PM
SITTING MUSE HOLDING AN APPLE IN HER HAND, a so-called "Tanagra figurine"
Probably Greek, Tanagra, 4th century B.C. or a later copy from the 18th century.
Terracotta, hollowed and with remains of polychrome paintwork and a gilt apple (probably later). A female figure wearing a tight-fitting chiton is seated on a rock with drapery. Holding a gilt apple in her right hand. Later base.
Without base 18 × 9 × 21 cm.
Provenance:
- Collection A. Branca, Ticino (according to Galleria Serodine).
- Galleria Serodine, Ascona, 2009.
Clay statuettes from the eponymous Greek city of Tanagra first became known during excavations in 1873. They are characterized by figures of girls and women, mostly draped in flowing robes, ranging in size from 15-35 cm, which were made in large numbers from the 6th to the middle of the 1st century B.C. Tanagra figurines had a devotional character as funerary offerings or lucky charms.
- Collection A. Branca, Ticino (according to Galleria Serodine).
- Galleria Serodine, Ascona, 2009.
Clay statuettes from the eponymous Greek city of Tanagra first became known during excavations in 1873. They are characterized by figures of girls and women, mostly draped in flowing robes, ranging in size from 15-35 cm, which were made in large numbers from the 6th to the middle of the 1st century B.C. Tanagra figurines had a devotional character as funerary offerings or lucky charms.
CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)
Sold for CHF 1 875 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.