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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Grotesque
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Grotesque

AAT Object Form/Functiongrotesques
AAT Object Form/Functionstatuettes (free-standing sculpture)
Possible OriginSmyrna, Turkey, Asia
CultureGreek
PeriodArchaic - Classical
Date5th Century BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions7 1/2 x 4 1/16 x 3 9/16 in., 410 g (19 x 10.3 x 9.1 cm, 14 7/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.006
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes, Mareseille, Archeologie - Objets de Fouille (23 Mars 1972), lot 108.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes, Marseille, France, March 23, 1972, lot 108. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1978. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art