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108 - Female figure with a scroll. Canosa, 3rd century B.C. Height: 35.5 cm with base, 32.5 cm without base. Made of reddish clay with remnants of white engobe and painted in pink, violet, green, and brown. Molded on one side, with a firing hole on the back. Standing female figure wearing a chiton and himation. Her right, bare arm is resting on her hip; her left arm, partially covered by the cloak, is stretched upward and holds a scroll. She wears a headband adorned with ivy leaves in her hair. The scroll may symbolize a connection to the underworld or characterize the figure as a muse. . The left forearm is broken and has been reattached; there is a tiny hole in the lower part of the robe, and tiny fragments have been added to the lower hem of the robe. Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of E.S.A., Paris; acquired in the 1980s from Galerie Nina Borowski, Paris.
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Female figure with a scroll. Canosa, 3rd century B.C. Height: 35.5 cm with base, 32.5 cm without base. Made of reddish clay with remnants of white engobe and painted in pink, violet, green, and brown. Molded on one side, with a firing hole on the back. Standing female figure wearing a chiton and himation. Her right, bare arm is resting on her hip; her left arm, partially covered by the cloak, is stretched upward and holds a scroll. She wears a headband adorned with ivy leaves in her hair. The scroll may symbolize a connection to the underworld or characterize the figure as a muse. . The left forearm is broken and has been reattached; there is a tiny hole in the lower part of the robe, and tiny fragments have been added to the lower hem of the robe. Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of E.S.A., Paris; acquired in the 1980s from Galerie Nina Borowski, Paris.
Auction details
Auction 322: Ancient Art (Live Auction, Lots 1–407)Auction house
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