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Terracotta head of one of the
Dioscuri wearing a pointed cap with bulged rim. Strands of wavy hair frame the
face.
The head is almost entirely covered with a white slip. The details of the face
such as eyes and mouth were rendered with additional colors.
On the back an old label with the inscription 'ελάτεια A/2 [18]84, indicating
the Phocian city of Elateia as the place where the piece was found and the year
of discovery.
Elateia was after Delphi the second most important place in the Phocis region.
The second label refers to Fischer's 1941 sale.
Διόσκουρος written with pencil on the back.
For a similar head on a figure identified as Hermes, cf. C42, pl. 63 in: S.
Mollard-Besques. Catalogue Raisonné des Figurines et Reliefs en Terre-Cuite
Grecs Etrusques et Romains, Vol. I. Paris 1954.
Head fragment, broken at the neck level. Interesting piece with excellent
provenance.
H. 8 cm (3.1 in)
Ex collection of Ernst Pfuhl (1876-1940), Basel, renowned classical
archaeologist and art historian.
Thence Galerie Fischer Luzern, May 1941 sale, lot 232/1 (with copy of the
catalogue entry).
Auction house owner Theodor Fischer gifts the piece to a friend in July 1941
(copy of the accompanying note and list of objects joined).
780 USD |
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