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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Greek, A Greek terracotta draped female figure, Hellenistic, circa 3rd century BC
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Greek, A Greek terracotta draped female figure, Hellenistic, circa 3rd century BC
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A Greek terracotta draped female figure, Hellenistic, circa 3rd century BC
Terracotta
Height: 17.5 cm
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The figure, holding a mirror and swathed in a himation, with her hair drawn back into a chignon and a leafy garland framing the face. Traces of red, white and...
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The figure, holding a mirror and swathed in a himation, with her hair drawn back into a chignon and a leafy garland framing the face. Traces of red, white and blue pigment remain.
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Provenance

Dr. Hans Stenzl (1880 Munich, Germany - 1980 Riehen, Switzerland) Collection, acquired in 1959
Private collection, London, UK, acquired in 1980 from the above

Dr Stenzl was a research chemist at F. Hoffmann-La Roche & Cie. AG and J.R. Geigy AG; he was the inventor of important pain-relieving and anti-rheumatic medications. He formed his collection of antiquities between 1953-1968.

Literature

Tanagra figurines, named from the site in Boeotia where they were first found are arguably the most sought after terracottas of all periods and styles. They portray graceful young men and women of great physical beauty, standing or sitting in statuesque poses. Their conception was undoubtedly influenced by Praxiteles who was active in Athens circa 370-330 BC, and who had a studio at Thespiae in Boeotia.

Tanagras were modelled with considerable naturalism, the women wearing chitons and himations tightly stretched round the contours of the body. The typical Tanagra figure is made up of a number of different parts, separately moulded and assembled before firing. After firing, the Tanagra figurines were brightly coloured in a naturalistic manner with water-soluble paints. Red was used for hair, lips, shoes, and accessories, and black marked eyebrows, eyes, and other details. The flesh was painted a pale orange pink, and a reddish purple made from rose madder often was used for the drapery.

For further discussion see, J.P. Uhlenbrock, The Coroplast's Art, Greek Terracottas of the Hellenistic World, New York, 1990. 
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