The massive, oversized terracotta bust of Niobe, at nearly three feet high, gazing slightly upward, wearing a draped shawl with cascading long hair, to a socle plinth base, the whole bust based on a Roman copy of the Greek original. 
In Greek mythology, Niobe was daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion, king of Thebes. Her seven sons and seven daughters were killed by Apollo and Artemis as a punishment for her boasting, causing an age of sorrow for Niobe. She is depicted as a bereaved mother, weeping for the loss of her children.
OBJECT CONDITION
The condition of the bust is excellent no cracks.
Approx 33” tall.
C.1870-1900