5th-3rd century BC. A hollow-formed ceramic figurine of Tanagra type, depicting a maenad in motion with right arm gripping a corner of her himation; the wavy hair parted in the centre, serene facial expression, legs in a leaping pose; rectangular vent to the reverse. 2.4 kg, 32.5cm (12 3/4"). From a private British collection; formerly acquired in the 1990s.