Caption

Terracotta figurine of a woman, terracotta, female molded figurine, Greece, orange clay, surface covered with whitewash. Woman dressed in a short, pleated chiton girdled at the waist. Long, thick neck and disproportionately small head with an oval face. Hair combed upwards and tied in a bun, held by a headband tenia tied in a bow at the top of the head. The back is unfinished. Originally had separately attached arms and legs below the knees, indicated by a recess and perforations for hooks. Condition: missing arms and legs, whitewash worn away. Circa 400 BC. Function: toy. Height 10.1 cm, width 3.5 cm., A vertically oriented image of a small worn statue of a standing female figure centered against a plain light gray background; the statue appears made of a weathered brownish-beige material with areas of lighter beige and off-white surface encrustation, showing a rounded head with stylized hair gathered and textured into a high coiffure, a simplified face with smooth, indistinct features, a slender neck leading to narrow shoulders and a fitted bodice that suggests the outline of a chest, and a long pleated skirt with vertical folds and surface erosion down to the base.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_116

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44.7Mb (823.7Kb) / 8.7in x 20.0in / 2602 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Terracotta figurine woman terracotta female molded figurine Greece orange clay surface covered whitewash Woman dressed short pleated chiton girdled waist Long thick neck disproportionately small head oval face Hair combed upwards tied bun held headband tenia tied bow top head back unfinished Originally separately attached arms legs knees indicated recess perforations hooks Condition missing worn away Circa 400 BC Function toy Height 10.1 cm width 3.5 cm vertically oriented image small statue standing female figure centered plain light gray background weathered brownish-beige material areas lighter beige off-white surface encrustation showing rounded head stylized hair gathered textured high coiffure simplified face smooth indistinct features slender neck leading narrow shoulders fitted bodice outline chest long pleated skirt vertical folds erosion down base.