Caption

Figurine of a maenad, ca. 3rd–2nd century BC. A young woman standing in a wreath tied with a ribbon is dressed in a chiton slipped from her right shoulder exposing her right breast and upper arm, and a cloak that envelops her hands. The left hand rests on her hip; the right leg is pushed back. The robe is light pink with a wide border at the bottom and a narrow beetroot-colored stripe above it; a similar wide border runs around the cloak. The back of the figurine is unfinished and it has no base. Provenance: Myrina. Terracotta figurine; height 26.5 cm, width 9.2 cm, depth 7.4 cm, weight 0.39 kg., A standing statue of a robed female figure with a braided or coiled hairstyle, rendered in a weathered pale stone with visible areas of faded red paint on the drapery and trim; the figure wears a long, pleated dress with a draped shawl or cloak over one shoulder, one arm bent behind the back and the other hand holding a fold of fabric; the face is worn with a neutral expression, the surface shows age-related pitting and discoloration in tones of beige, cream, and gray, with patches of reddish-brown pigment on the folds and base; the sculpture stands on a flat base against a plain gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_447

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.6Mb (3.0Mb) / 9.2in x 20.0in / 2774 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figurine maenad ca 3rd–2nd century BC young woman standing wreath tied ribbon dressed chiton slipped right shoulder exposing right breast upper arm cloak envelops hands left hand rests hip right leg pushed back robe light pink wide border bottom narrow beetroot-colored stripe wide border runs back figurine unfinished no base Provenance Myrina Terracotta figurine height 26.5 cm width 9.2 cm depth 7.4 cm weight 0.39 kg standing statue robed female figure braided coiled hairstyle rendered weathered pale stone visible areas faded red paint drapery trim figure wears long pleated dress draped shawl shoulder arm bent hand holding fold fabric face worn neutral expression surface age-related pitting discoloration tones beige cream gray patches reddish-brown pigment folds base sculpture stands flat base plain gray background.