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Fine Terracotta Statue of Seated Greek Cloaked Youth on Rocks

Circa 4th-3rd Century BC

Description: Terracotta figurine depicting a contemplative youthful male seated upon a cluster of rocks. The facial features, characteristic of a beautiful ephebe, are striking in their softness with delicate almond-shaped eyes outlined in relief, petite narrow nose and small lips held close together. Textured surface on the head indicate soft wavy curls with much red pigment remaining.

The boy sits in a quiet pose, head turned slightly and looking downward. He wears a chlamys pinned on the shoulder, the right leg exposed just above the knee. The left leg, raised in order to rest his foot on the rocks, is exposed just above the ankle. The garment has a loose-fitting round neck and cascades in crisp folds over the youth’s seated figure. His left hand is enveloped in the garment, resting on his knee. The right arm is exposed with just the short sleeve of the tunic, the hand hidden behind the garment resting on the rocks.

Traces of original pink pigment and white slip remain over much of the figure. A very appealing figurine.

Height: 6.25 in. (15.5 cm)

Condition: Repaired but effectively complete except for an area of loss at the back of the base.

Provenance: Formerly a British property and is accompanied by the original export license issued by the Director of French Museums 01 Oct. 2001.

Reference: See Catalogue of Greek Terracottas in the British Museum, Volume III (London 2001) no. 2137 for a very similar example in the British Museum’s collection.

Background: ‘Ephebe’ was the Athenian name for youths over the age of eighteen. At the end of a boy’s eighteenth year, a celebration was held and the boy’s long locks were cut off and dedicated to Apollo. Over the next several years, physical training would commence as well as examinations to enter civil service. By their twentieth year, following two years of guard duty on the frontier, the ephebe were admitted to the assembly and employed in foreign service.

Price: $ 3,500

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