Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Property from an English Private Collection
A Greek Terracotta Head of a Goddess, Magna Graecia circa late 6th/early 5th Century B.C
Lot Closed
December 8, 04:50 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from an English Private Collection
A Greek Terracotta Head of a Goddess
Magna Graecia circa late 6th/early 5th Century B.C
with serene expression, her wavy hair parted in the center and falling in long braids behind the ears, a polos formerly on the crown of her head.
Height 16.5 cm.
Private collection, England, a gift in 1960 from E.H. Goddard, Esq.
English private collection (Christie’s, London, April 26th, 2012, no. 247, illus.)
English private collection (Christie’s, London, April 26th, 2012, no. 247, illus.)
E.H. Goddard was headmaster of Haberdashers’ Aske Boys School from 1932 to 1961. Previously he had been Head of Classics at Bradford Boys Grammar School. Lewis and Goddard Greek and Latin textbooks were used in many schools throughout the world.