A Greek Marble Figure of a Girl, circa 4th/2nd Century B.C.

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July 5, 02:38 PM GMT

Estimate

12,000 - 18,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A Greek Marble Figure of a Girl

circa 4th/2nd Century B.C.

standing on a rounded plinth with the weight on her left leg, and wearing a finely pleated sleeveless chiton girt at the waist.

Height 62 cm.

Herman Josef Abs (1901-1994), Frankfurt-am-Main, acquired prior to 1981, probably from Elie Borowski, Basel

then by descent to the present owner

Published

Peter C. Bol, "Eine Mädchenstatue in Frankfurt," Archäologischer Anzeiger, 1981, pp. 643-651, figs. 1-3

Peter C. Bol, "Weitere Antiken aus Frankfurter Privatbesitz," Städel-Jahrbuch, vol. 8, 1981, pp. 17-19, figs. 4-6

Christiane Vorster, Griechische Kinderstatuen, Cologne, 1983, pp. 120-122, and 336, no. 15

For a related figure in Kassel with similarly finely pleated chiton and treatment of the neckline see https://datenbank.museum-kassel.de/25160/. Also see E. Paribeni, Catalogo delle sculture di Cirene, 1959, p. 55, no. 110, pl. 73 (https://arachne.dainst.org/entity/1069556?fl=20&q=1069556&resultIndex=1).