A Mycenean Terracotta standing Goddess of the ‘Psi’ type
ca. 1300 - 1200 BC; alt. cm 11,7; With ‘pinched-out’ stylised head, ringed eyes and flaring polos, with small pointed breasts, the upper part of the body crescent-shaped, the lower of columnar form, wearing a plain necklet and with a spiral scroll motif on the crown of the polos, with diagonal and vertical line decoration on the body in dark-brown glaze.
PROVENANCE:
Italian private collection, acquired from Pandolfini (27 October 2009, lot 231); formerly in the famous Erlenmeyer Collection (Sotheby’s, London 9 July 1990, lot 27).
This lot is sold with an export licence issued by the Republic of Italy.
Estimate: GBP: 3.000-5.000
Price realized | 3'800 GBP |
Starting price | 1'500 GBP |