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. Back of the figurine is unfinished. Originally had separately attached arms and legs below the knees, evidenced by a recess and perforations for hooks. Condition: missing arms and legs, whitewash worn away. c. 400 BC. Toy. Height 10.1 cm, width 3.5 cm., A weathered small sculpted figure in profile against a plain gray background, showing a head with a rounded hairstyle or headpiece and a long slender neck leading to a narrow torso with displaced or damaged arms; the surface has an aged, rough texture with areas of flaking and small holes, and the visible colors are various shades of brown, beige, off-white, and hints of pale yellow.
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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. Back of the figurine is unfinished. Originally had separately attached arms and legs below the knees, evidenced by a recess and perforations for hooks. Condition: missing arms and legs, whitewash worn away. c. 400 BC. Toy. Height 10.1 cm, width 3.5 cm., A weathered small sculpted figure in profile against a plain gray background, showing a head with a rounded hairstyle or headpiece and a long slender neck leading to a narrow torso with displaced or damaged arms; the surface has an aged, rough texture with areas of flaking and small holes, and the visible colors are various shades of brown, beige, off-white, and hints of pale yellow.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A00_119

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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 evidenced recess perforations hooks Condition missing worn away c 400 Bc Toy Height 10.1 cm width 3.5 cm weathered small sculpted figure profile plain gray background showing rounded hairstyle headpiece long slender neck leading narrow torso displaced damaged arms surface aged rough texture areas flaking small holes visible colors various shades brown beige off-white hints pale yellow.

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