A hollow-moulded terracotta alabastron depicting a female kore, an integral ovoid plinth. She stands with her left foot slightly advanced, and wears a headband, chiton and himation. With her right hand, she holds a dove to her chest, and with her left hand, she draws the draws the side panel of the chiton to the side. Her serene visage consists of downturned almond-shaped eyes, a small nose, slender cheeks, and she wears the 'archaic smile'. Of the Aphrodite Group type.
Archaic East Greek: Circa 550-525 B.C.
Fine condition; complete and intact.
Height 17.3 cms (6.8 ins).
Provenance:
Raphaël Collin (1850-1916) collection, Paris.
The Senator William A. Clark (1839-1925) Collection, acquired from the above in 1911.
Bequeathed to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1925.
Deaccessioned and gifted to the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington D.C., 2014.
With Sands of Time Ancient Art, Washington D.C., 2021.
Published:
R. Collin, Collection of Antique Grecian, Egyptian and Etruscan Statuettes, Vases, Tanagras, Etc., Paris, 1911, p. 1, no. 7. Original Clark Catalogue, Part II, p. 234, no. 7.
The Illustrated Handbook of the W.A. Clark Collection, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1928, p. 99, no. 2510 (and in the 1932 edition of the same name).
Exhibited:
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 'The William A. Clark Collection,' 26 April-16 July 1978.
For a similar plastic vase see R.A. Higgins, Greek Terracottas, London, 1967, p. 35, pl. 14, C and an example in the Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig, in Orient und Frühes Griechenland, Basel, 1990, p.103, no. 154.