Tribal Art & Antiquities - 21st February 2018
Lot 40
A Hellenistic terracotta figure of Baubo represented as a fat woman with her legs raised back and...
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £280
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Description
A Hellenistic terracotta figure of Baubo
represented as a fat woman with her legs raised back and with her right hand pointing to her vagina,
4.5cm, high.
Provenance
George and Florangel Lambor collection.
Baubo is an old woman in Greek mythology who jested with Demeter, when Demeter was mourning the loss of her daughter, Persephone.