Figurine of a maenad. 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 decorated at the bottom with a wide border and a narrow beetroot-colored stripe above it. A similar border is found at the bottom, and a wide border in the same color runs around the cloak. The back of the figurine is unfinished. Without base. 3rd–2nd century BC. Myrina. Terracotta figurine. Height 26.5 cm, width 9.2 cm, depth 7.4 cm, weight 0.39 kg., A standing statue of a woman shown in profile facing right, rendered in a weathered pale beige material with traces of muted red pigment on the drapery and hair, wearing a long flowing garment with visible folds gathered at the waist; the figure has coiled hair or a braided headpiece, a defined nose and chin, and a rounded shoulder with an opening at...
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Figurine of a maenad. 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 decorated at the bottom with a wide border and a narrow beetroot-colored stripe above it. A similar border is found at the bottom, and a wide border in the same color runs around the cloak. The back of the figurine is unfinished. Without base. 3rd–2nd century BC. Myrina. Terracotta figurine. Height 26.5 cm, width 9.2 cm, depth 7.4 cm, weight 0.39 kg., A standing statue of a woman shown in profile facing right, rendered in a weathered pale beige material with traces of muted red pigment on the drapery and hair, wearing a long flowing garment with visible folds gathered at the waist; the figure has coiled hair or a braided headpiece, a defined nose and chin, and a rounded shoulder with an opening at the back; the base shows wear and remnants of red coloring, and the overall surface has patches of pale gray and brown discoloration against a neutral gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A01_450

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Figurine maenad 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 decorated bottom wide border narrow beetroot-colored stripe border color runs back figurine unfinished base 3rd–2nd century BC Myrina Terracotta figurine Height 26.5 cm width 9.2 cm depth 7.4 cm weight 0.39 kg standing statue woman shown profile facing right rendered weathered pale beige material traces muted red pigment drapery hair wearing long flowing garment visible folds gathered waist figure coiled hair braided headpiece defined nose chin rounded shoulder opening wear remnants red coloring surface patches pale gray brown discoloration neutral gray background.

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