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Glazed Terracotta Fragmentary Figure of a Youth in Classical Armor

This is a life-sized or near life-sized glazed terracotta sculpture of a standing male youth, rendered in a style reminiscent of the della Robbia workshop of the Italian Renaissance. The figure is depicted in a contrapposto stance, wearing an ornamental cuirass or breastplate featuring an elaborate foliate collar and short-cropped tunics. The legs are clad in intricate buskins or cothurni (laced sandals) that extend up the calves. The glaze is a signature tin-white, characteristic of 15th to 16th-century Florentine terracotta production, though it may represent a later 19th-century revival piece. Condition is significantly fragmentary: the head is missing at the neckline, both arms are severed below the shoulders, and the hands are lost. There are visible stress cracks throughout the torso and legs, with some loss of the vitreous glaze revealing the buff or reddish clay body beneath. The sculpture is supported by an integral rectangular base and a tree-trunk-style strut behind the left leg, which provided structural stability during the firing process and display. The anatomical modeling is softened by the thick application of the glaze, yet demonstrates high-quality craftsmanship in the proportions and the delicate detailing of the footwear and armor.

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$8,000 - $12,000

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