Greek
A Greek terracotta figure of a goddess, probably Cybele, Late Archaic, circa 525 - 480 BC
Terracotta
Height: 39 cm
The figure is wearing a long, fitted garment and is seated on a high throne with back rest extending out from behind the shoulders, her feet emerging from beneath her...
The figure is wearing a long, fitted garment and is seated on a high throne with back rest extending out from behind the shoulders, her feet emerging from beneath her hem on a footrest. Her hair is arranged in rows of curls around her forehead with a high stephane headdress above. She holds a couchant feline in her lap, probably a small lion.
Condition:
General surface wear throughout including chipping to the crown and the base. There is some encrustation remaining on the surface, chiefly on the front. The figure has been repaired across the legs and at the neck with some minor infill. There appears to be a repair to the corner of the backrest of the chair behind her left shoulder.
Condition:
General surface wear throughout including chipping to the crown and the base. There is some encrustation remaining on the surface, chiefly on the front. The figure has been repaired across the legs and at the neck with some minor infill. There appears to be a repair to the corner of the backrest of the chair behind her left shoulder.