Female with basket and grapes

Bronze
Alexandria, Hellenistic Period, 3rd century BC
H. 5.9cm

Unusual grotesque bronze statuette of a female holding a situla with her left hand and a bunch of grapes in her right. Found in Sardinia.

Condition: Intact with very nice shiny smooth green patina.

Provenance: ex. private collection of Prof. Dr. Hans (1918-1984) and Dr. Ines (1922-2013) Jucker, the Classical archaeologists, Bern, Switzerland

Item reference: CL1169