|
HOME :
Byzantine Art :
Byzantine Ceramics : Late Roman/Early Byzantine Terracotta Sculpture of a Stylized Human
|
 |
|
|
|
Late Roman/Early Byzantine Terracotta Sculpture of a Stylized Human - P.0368
Origin: Mediterranean
Circa: 300
AD
to 600
AD
Dimensions:
4.25" (10.8cm) high
x 2" (5.1cm) wide
Catalogue: V1, V4
Collection: Byzantine
Style: Late Roman/Byzantine
Medium: Terracotta
Additional Information: Found in Beit Natif, Israel
$900.00
Location: United States
|
|
|
| Photo Gallery |
|
|
| Description |
Though sculpted in a naive style, barely nodding in the direction of the classical busts from which it derives, this lively terracotta nonetheless evokes an ancient life. We feel in its presence that age-old human desire to leave some mark on the world, to say: "I was here." We would never mistake it for a recognizable portrait, yet something in its wide stare recalls that long-forgotten individual to our imaginations.
- (P.0368)
|
| |
|
