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 in place by a headband tenia tied in a bow at the top of the head. The back of the figurine is unfinished. The figurine originally had separately attached arms and legs below the knees, as evidenced by a recess and perforations for hooks. Condition: missing arms and legs, whitewash worn away. c. 400 BC, Greece, toy. Height 10.1 cm, width 3.5 cm., An upright worn figurine with a rounded textured head and a narrow neck leading to sloping shoulders and an elongated torso, displaying a weathered surface with patches of lighter and darker areas; the object shows rough, chipped edges and small pits, and the visible colors include shades of tan, brown, beige, and off-white against a plain gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_118

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44.7Mb (1.2Mb) / 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 place headband tenia tied bow top head back unfinished figurine originally separately attached arms legs knees evidenced recess perforations hooks Condition missing worn away c 400 Bc toy Height 10.1 cm width 3.5 cm upright rounded textured head narrow neck leading sloping shoulders elongated torso displaying weathered surface patches lighter darker areas object rough chipped edges small pits visible colors include shades tan brown beige off-white plain gray background.