65 - LARGE STATUETTE OF AN EPHEBE

LARGE STATUETTE OF AN EPHEBE In the style of Boeotian works Terracotta H: 34 cm Provenance Paris, private collection, acquired at a public auction in Paris in 2018 The figurative type depicts a prepubescent youth with slightly defined musculature, featuring a sinuous S-curve running across the figure’s torso. The absence of body hair, both on the face and in the pubic region, indicates that these figurines represent prepubescent youths. The head is topped by an impressive cascade of curls crowned by an ornate headdress. In his left hand, he holds a rooster. The abundance of hair on the head contrasts with the smooth genital region. Although the emergence of a similar figure in Greek art is traditionally attributed to the 4th-century sculptor Praxiteles of Athens, the archaeological record shows that the type appeared in the 5th century in the coroplastic art of Boeotia. Very good condition. IN THE BOEOTIAN STYLE: A LARGE TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A SLIM YOUTH WITH A ROOSTER 133/8 in. high. The figural type depicts a youth with softly defined musculature, featuring a sinuous S-curve running through the figure’s torso. The absence of body hair, both on the face and in the pubic region, indicates that these figurines depict prepubescent youths. The head is crowned by an impressive array of curls topped with an ornate headdress. In his left hand, he holds a rooster.The abundance of hair on the head contrasts with the smooth genital region. While the emergence of a similar figure in Greek art is traditionally attributed to the fourth-century sculptor Praxiteles of Athens, the archaeological record shows that this type appeared in the fifth century in the coroplastic art of Boeotia. Very good condition.