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 worn statue of a standing figure seen in profile on a rectangular base, with an arm raised behind the head and a rounded head with indistinct facial features; the surface shows rough, weathered texture with patches of pale beige, off-white, muted pink, and light gray, along with some darker beige and brown areas, all set against a solid gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_005

License type

Rights managed

Available size

82.1Mb (843.0Kb) / 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 worn statue standing figure profile arm raised head rounded head indistinct facial features surface rough weathered texture patches pale beige off-white muted pink light gray darker beige brown areas set solid gray background.