Details
11 in. (28 cm.) high
Provenance
Dr. Harald Schmid (1901-1970), Biel, Switzerland, acquired prior to 1967; thence by descent to present owner.
Literature
Kunst der Antike aus Privatbesitz Bern, Biel, Solothurn: Zentralbibliothek Solothurn, (exhibition cat.), 1967, p. 132, no. 322, pl. 43.
Exhibited
Solothurn, Zentralbibliothek, Kunst der Antike aus Privatbesitz Bern-Biel-Solothurn, 21 October-3 December 1967.
Special notice
Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
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Lot Essay

With a veil over her head and carrying a dove in her right hand and an apple of pomegranite in her left hand, this figure most likely represents the goddess Aphrodite. For similar protomes found at Olynthus see D. M. Robinson, Excavations at Olynthos 7, 1931, p. 23, pl. 7, no. 31.
Post Lot Text
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