Description
Two large female terracotta busts (ex voto dedicated to a deity: Demeter, Korè, Artemis or Aphrodite), dressed in a tunic tied under the chest and wearing a floral crown. The top of the back of a seat appears behind the shoulders. A gripping pin behind each head. Traces of polychromy. Mediterranean basin. 4th century B.C. Size : 31.5 x 20 cm. Similar examples (with backrest and crown of flowers) are exhibited in the museum of Pella (Greece) and come from the excavations of the agora. Acquired by a French diplomat in the 1930s and kept in the family since then. Expert : Jean-Sylvain Caillou Doctor in history and civilizations of Antiquity Archaeologist - Judicial expert at the Court of Appeal of Orléans Associate researcher at the French Institute of the Near East (Ifpo) Teacher at the Catholic University of the West (Angers) and at Centrale Nantes.
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Two large female terracotta busts (ex voto dedicated to a deity: Demeter, Korè, Artemis or Aphrodite), dressed in a tunic tied under the chest and wearing a floral crown. The top of the back of a seat appears behind the shoulders. A gripping pin behind each head. Traces of polychromy. Mediterranean basin. 4th century B.C. Size : 31.5 x 20 cm. Similar examples (with backrest and crown of flowers) are exhibited in the museum of Pella (Greece) and come from the excavations of the agora. Acquired by a French diplomat in the 1930s and kept in the family since then. Expert : Jean-Sylvain Caillou Doctor in history and civilizations of Antiquity Archaeologist - Judicial expert at the Court of Appeal of Orléans Associate researcher at the French Institute of the Near East (Ifpo) Teacher at the Catholic University of the West (Angers) and at Centrale Nantes.
