Caption

Terracotta figurine of Psyche, Young Psyche with butterfly wings, wrapped in a chlamys. Right hand rests on the chest, left hand rests along the body. Long hair falling on the shoulders is arranged in curls. Head turned to the left. Figurine placed on a rectangular base. 332–30 BC; Hellenistic period. Tanagra Greece. Figurine, height 10.8 cm, width 7.5 cm, depth 3 cm., A small sculpted figure with a textured surface standing on a rectangular base, showing a long draped garment and a flowing cloak, with two large wing-like extensions behind the shoulders; the surface displays rough, worn details and varied tones of beige, off-white, pale gray, and hints of muted brown and faint pinkish areas, all set against a plain medium-gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_004

License type

Rights managed

Available size

82.1Mb (1.3Mb) / 16.1in x 19.8in / 4834 x 5934 (300dpi)

Keywords

Terracotta figurine Psyche Young Psyche butterfly wings wrapped chlamys Right hand rests chest left hand rests body Long hair falling shoulders arranged curls Head turned left Figurine placed rectangular base 332–30 Bc Hellenistic period Tanagra Greece Figurine height 10.8 cm width 7.5 cm depth 3 cm small sculpted figure textured surface standing showing long draped garment flowing cloak two large wing- extensions surface displays rough worn details varied tones beige off-white pale gray hints muted brown faint pinkish areas set plain medium-gray background.