Very rare statuette of the Phrygian deity Attis
 He is depicted as a child, seated on a rock, wearing a pleated tunic and a large cloak. His right hand rests on his chest, while his left hand holds a tablet or a small box. He wears a pointed cap with the ends falling over his shoulders. There is a rectangular vent at the rear.
 Attis was originally the Phrygian god of lost and found vegetation, in Asia Minor, often represented in the form of a shepherd with childlike features.
 Thrace, Hellenistic period, first half of the 2nd century BC.
 On the back of the statuette, there is an old label, as well as a second one inside the statuette, referring to a similar piece exhibited at the Louvre Museum. Parallels: Simone Besques, Catalogue raisonné des figurines et reliefs en terre cuite grecs, étrusques et romains, tome III: époques hellénistique et
 Roman, Greece and Asia Minor, illustrations, vol. I, pl. 53, D257 (almost identical model).
 Representations of the god Attis are very few in number, and difficult to find on the antique art market; this statuette is particularly rare.
 Beige terracotta, height 16.7 cm - width 7.8 cm
 Very good condition - small chip at the base.
 Origin: France, ADR Study
 Item examined by Marie Margaux Cohen, archaeology expert

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